2 livres semblables à Les Principales Navigations, Voyages, Trafiques et Découvertes de la Nation Anglaise
Deux ans sur le gaillard d'avant
Two Years before the Mast is but an episode in the life of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., yet the narrative in which he details the experiences of that period is, perhaps, his chief claim to a wide remembrance.
His services in fields other than literary occupied the greater part of his life. Dana was a well known and respected lawyer, a stalwart abolitionist, and an advocate for the rights of common…
Thèmes communs : Voyages, Voyages and travels, Science
Les Lusiades
Os Lusíadas, usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís de Camões and first published in 1572. It is widely regarded as the most important work of Portuguese-language literature and is frequently compared to Virgil's Aeneid. The work celebrates the discovery of a sea route to India by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (1469–1524). The ten cantos of the poem…
Thèmes communs : Explorers, Discovery and exploration, History