Discovery & Exploration Books

Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art

William Henry Holmes

Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-1883, Government Printing Office, Wash..

To The Gold Coast for Gold - A Personal Narrative. Vol. II

Sir Richard Francis Burton

To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II is a personal narrative written by Sir Richard Francis Burton and Verney Lovett Cameron. Author's Preface:The sad grey life of ..

Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 2

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Passages From the English Notebooks is a personal narrative of travel experiences written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer...

South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917

Ernest Shackleton

South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 is a personal narrative of Ernest Shackleton, a British polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was ..

The Englishwoman in America

Isabella L. Bird

The Englishwoman in America is a travel book written by Isabella L. Bird, a nineteenth-century British explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist. Excerpts:As a general dislike of prefaces is..

Following the Equator - A Journey Around the World

Mark Twain

Following the Equator is a non-fiction social commentary in the form of a travelogue published by Mark Twain in 1897. Twain was practically bankrupt in 1894 due to investing heavily into the failed Pa..

Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras

Harry Alverson Franck

Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras is a travel work written by Harry Alverson Franck, better known as Harry A. Franck was an American travel writer during the first half of the 20th ..

In Morocco

Edith Wharton

In Morocco is a travel work written by Edith Wharton, an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and designer.Author's Preface:Having begun my book with the statement that Morocco stil..