18 books like In the South Seas

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Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes Robert Louis Stevenson · 1879 · ★ 3.6 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A classic of travel writing, this book recounts Stevenson's adventures on an extended walk through uplands and mountains in south-western France. Humorous on his own failings as a traveller, and on his travails with Modestine the self-willed donkey, it is also an exploration of peasant life in an area marked by the violence of the wars of religion. This version includes the fragment "A mountain… Shares: Scottish authors, Journeys, Voyages and travels, Description and travel

Autobiography of Lutfullah Lutfullah · 1857 · 429p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

Le Rhin Victor Hugo · 1800 · ★ 4.4 · 430p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Dans ces pages de voyage, Victor Hugo fait du Rhin et de ses villes un vaste livre de pierre, où Mayence, Cologne, Francfort, Worms et Rome révèlent les combats du temps, de l'histoire et de la modernité. L'arrivée par le chemin de fer, la douceur des paysages rhénans, les cathédrales, les cloîtres, les tombeaux et les ruines composent une méditation à la fois savante, lyrique et indignée sur la… Shares: Journeys, Description and travel, British and irish fiction, Travel

The Aran Islands J. M. Synge · 1906 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Challenging "In the late 1890s, John M. Synge, in his middle twenties and unsure of his vocations made his way to Paris intending to study French literature and become a literary critic. There he met William Butler Yeats. The eminent poet advised Synge to drop his involvements with fin de siecle French authors, return to Ireland, and describe a society with which he had some natural connection. Yeats… Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

The Cruise of the Snark Jack London · 1911 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Challenging In April 1907 Jack London set out to sail around the world in the 45-foot ship The Snark, accompanied by his wife and a small crew. Although suffering from seasickness and tropical disease, London wrote prolifically, including a series of entertaining sketches of the voyage itself. These were later collected as The Cruise of the Snark, a remarkable record of adventure and love among the islands… Shares: Oceania, Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Travel

Hills and the sea Hilaire Belloc · 1906 · 301p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Hills and the Sea, first published in 1906 to critical acclaim, collects thirty-eight of Hilaire Belloc's essays, spanning several periods of time and travel. Belloc captures the essence of each place he visits--whether on the gloomy English fens, or the sunny Provence and Languedoc regions of France, or navigating the North Sea in a leaky boat. Praised for his blend of wit and philosophy, Belloc… Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

My discovery of England Stephen Leacock · 1922 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Canadian humorist and academic Stephen Leacock had a plethora of opportunities to explore new cultures as he traveled the globe in support of his many popular books, often giving scholarly talks along the way. In this uproarious volume of essays and vignettes, Leacock sets down his impressions of a promotional tour of England. Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Voyages and travels, Description and travel

When the Going Was Good Evelyn Waugh · 1934 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Challenging With the publication of When the Going Was Good Little, Brown takes great pleasure in returning to print a classic of travel journalism. Between 1928 and 1935 Evelyn Waugh wrote four travel books: Labels, Remote People, Ninety-Two Days, and Waugh in Abyssinia, about journeys he made in Africa, South America, and the Middle East. In 1945 he excerpted five long pieces from these books and published… Shares: Journeys, Voyages and travels, Description and travel, British and irish fiction

Down Under (In a Sunburned Country) Bill Bryson · 2000 · ★ 4.3 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate In a Sunburned Country is the 2000 travelogue book about Australia written by best-selling travel writer Bill Bryson. The title is taken from the famous Australian poem, "My Country". In other countries, including Britain, the book was titled Down Under. In this book, Bill Bryson describes his travels by railway and car throughout Australia, his conversations with people in all walks of life… Shares: Oceania, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

An Inland voyage Robert Louis Stevenson · 1878 · ★ 3.6 · 261p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 travelogue, An Inland Voyage, details his canoeing trip through France and Belgium in 1876. Pioneering new ground in outdoor literature, this was Stevenson's first book. He had decided to become free from his parent's financial support so that he might freely pursue the woman he loved; to support himself he wrote travelogues, most notably An Inland Voyage, Travels… Shares: Scottish authors, Description and travel, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Ein Winter auf Mallorca George Sand · 1869 · ★ 4.0 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Im November 1838 reist ein berühmtes Liebespaar nach Mallorca: George Sand und der von Tuberkulose gezeichnete Frédéric Chopin, der sich im südlichen Klima gesundheitliche Besserung erhofft. Zudem wollen die exzentrische Schriftstellerin und der Komponist ihr junges Liebesglück fernab von Klatsch und Tratsch der Pariser Gesellschaft genießen. Doch diese Reise ist voller Widrigkeiten: Erst nach… Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli James Boswell · 1768 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Demanding "This first complete reprint of James Boswell's book on Corsica since the eighteenth century is enhanced by comprehensive annotation, textual apparatus, and a critical introduction. Boswell designed his text in two parts, first, an "Account" of Corsica, which gives a historical, political, socioeconomic, and cultural overview of the Corsican people, and second, the "Journal" of his tour to see… Shares: Scottish authors, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

Pictures from Italy Charles Dickens · 1846 · ★ 3.5 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Challenging From the book:If the readers of this volume will be so kind as to take their credentials for the different places which are the subject of its author's reminiscences, from the Author himself, perhaps they may visit them, in fancy, the more agreeably, and with a better understanding of what they are to expect. Many books have been written upon Italy, affording many means of studying the history of… Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

Els viatges d'Ali Bei Ali Bey · 1814 · 465p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares: Journeys, Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Travel

Journal d'un voyage à Temboctou et à Jenné, dans l'Afrique centrale René Caillié · 1830 · 500p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Second book of 3. First person account of how René Caillié managed to get to Temboctou in 1828 ( and managed to get back to tell the story). This book , the book end when mister Caillié is following a caravan, trying to get back to African sea coast. Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

A little tour in France Henry James · 1884 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Challenging | caption = Cover of the 1900 edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Shares: Descriptions et voyages, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

Vailima letters Robert Louis Stevenson · 1895 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Robert Louis Stevenson, long recognized as a master storyteller and essayist, was also a prolific letter writer. His letters, some 2800 pieces of correspondence, have been published in eight volumes. Volume VII covers the period from September 1890 to January 1893. Shares: Scottish authors, Travel, Biography & Memoir

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland Samuel Johnson · 1775 · ★ 3.4 · 425p · ≈ 14h · Demanding In "A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland," Samuel Johnson embarks on a rich narrative that intertwines travelogue with philosophical reflection. Written in 1775, this work documents Johnson's exploration of the Scottish Highlands alongside his companion James Boswell. The text is characterized by Johnson's keen observations, eloquent prose, and a blend of personal anecdote and… Shares: Scottish authors, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel

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