4 livres semblables à Seul autour du monde
Vivre à la dure
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), better known as "Mark Twain," left Missouri in 1861 to work with his brother, the newly appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory. Once settled in Nevada, Clemens fell victim to gold fever and went to the Humboldt mines. When prospecting lost its attractions, Clemens found work as a reporter in Virginia City. In 1864, Clemens moved to California and worked…
Thèmes communs : Voyages around the world, Journeys, Travel, Biography & Memoir
L'Énigme des sables
Childers's lone masterpiece, THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS, considered the first modern spy thriller, is recognisable as the brilliant forerunner of the realism of Graham Greene and John le Carre. Its unique flavour comes from its fine characterization,richly authentic background of inshore sailing and vivid evocation of the late 1890s - an atmosphere of mutual suspicion and intrigue that was soon to…
Thèmes communs : Sailing, History
Les Innocents à l'étranger
Twain's letters about his steamship voyage of 1867.
Thèmes communs : Journeys, Voyages and travels, Travel, History
Le Romany Rye
The journey of a learned young man living with Romanies.
Thèmes communs : Journeys, Travel, Biography & Memoir