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The rise of our East African Empire Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry Baron · 1893 · 1247p · ≈ 41h · Demanding Shares: Colonies, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

Venture to the Interior Laurens van der Post · 1951 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A gripping, sometimes harrowing account of a British exploratory expedition into an uncharted region of southern Africa Shares: Colonies, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

America Theodor de Bry · 1590 · 42p · ≈ 1h · Demanding Coastal/territorial waters included: Shares: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Early works to 1800

An account of the European settlements in America Edmund Burke · 1757 · 183p · ≈ 6h · Demanding An account of the European settlements in America: In six parts. ... In two volumes. ... [pt.1], William Burke. An account of the European settlements in America: In six parts. ... In two volumes. ... Burke, William, 1730-1798. Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797. 2v.,plates : maps ; 8⁰. London : printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757. Anonymous. Probably a collaboration by William and Edmund Burke. With… Shares: Colonies, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Early works to 1800

Travels to discover the source of the Nile James Bruce · 1790 · ★ 3.2 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Demanding Experiences of the Scottish explorer who rediscovered the source of the Nile on November 4, 1770. Shares: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Early works to 1800

Apparition Poems Adam Fieled · 2006 · 6p · ≈ 12m · Moderate Apparition Poems, by American artist Adam Fieled, is an epic in fragments, and includes poems which run the formal and thematic gamut- sonnets, monologues, lyrics, meta-poems, and poems of philosophical inquiry. It was released as a Blazevox print book in 2010. Shares: Epic poetry, Poetry

Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis · 1953 · ★ 4.0 · 504p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Primiary source. Shares: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

Plays Francis Beaumont · 1778 · 475p · ≈ 15h · Demanding The text of the present volume was passed for press by Arnold Glover and some progress had been made in his lifetime in the collection of the material given in the Appendix. Mrs. Glover’s help has again been most valuable in the completion of the work. The Elder Brother is printed entirely in prose in the Second Folio, and I have therefore printed in the Appendix the play in verse, as it appeared… Shares: Colonies, Poetry, History

Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 John Franklin · 1823 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Sir John Franklin's Narrative of the Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-1822 recounts a hair-raising adventure of the "Golden Age of Discovery", the period from 1800 to 1847 when sailing ships from around the world feverishly searched for a Northwest Passage through the Arctic. Franklin entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14, went on his first exploratory voyage to… Shares: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile John Hanning Speke · 1863 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Challenging This classic book is Speke's firsthand account of his second expedition, an exciting blend of adventure, exploration, and geographic and ethnographic data. The book begins with the expedition's preparations, departure from London, and arrival at Zanzibar in 1859. They then undertake the hazardous march into the interior, encountering hostile tribes, dangerous animals, thieves, and other… Shares: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

Frozen in time Owen Beattie · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Moderate xvii, 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm Shares: Explorers, Discovery and exploration

[Some historical account of Guinea] Anthony Benezet · 1771 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Demanding Some Historical Account of Guinea Anthony Benezet, French-born American abolitionist and educator (1713 – 1784) This ebook presents «Some Historical Account of Guinea», from Anthony Benezet. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents About This Book Introduction Chapter I Chapter Ii Chapter Iii Chapter Iv Chapter V Chapter Vi Chapter… Shares: Colonies, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor · 1854 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging This volume comprises the second portion of a series of travels. This work includes author's adventure travels in Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, Sicily and Spain. Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Journey Without Maps Graham Greene · 1936 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Challenging This is an account of a trip Graham Greene made in 1935 with his cousin, Barbara Greene, through the previously unexplored interior of Liberia. It was an extremely uncomfortable journey, with Greene falling seriously ill halfway through the trip. Possibly as a result of this he also made a point of noting the many illnesses with which the local inhabitants were assailed, particularly malaria and… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Poet in New York Federico García Lorca · 1940 · ★ 4.1 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Bilingual edition presenting Lorca's reaction to the American metropolis. Shares: Spanish poetry, Description and travel, Travel, Poetry

Columbus Washington Irving · 1800 · 650p · ≈ 21h · Demanding Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean..... Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known… Shares: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Travel

Colección de las obras sueltas, assi en prosa, como en verso Lope de Vega · 1776 · 594p · ≈ 19h · Demanding Shares: Spanish poetry, Early works to 1800, Poetry

Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada Pablo Neruda · 1924 · ★ 4.2 · 46p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada es una de las obras más célebres del poeta chileno Pablo Neruda. Publicado en junio de 1924, el poemario lanzó a su autor a la fama con apenas 19 años de edad, y es una de las obras literarias de mayor renombre del siglo XX en el idioma español. Audazmente metafórica y sensual, esta colección yuxtapone la pasión juvenil con la desolación del dolor.… Shares: Spanish poetry, Poetry

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