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A Journey to the End of the Russian Empire by A.P. Chekhov
$14.95 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Overwhelmed by what he felt was the worthlessness of his great success as a writer, Chekhov (1860-1904) decided to leave everything behind him and go to the far reaches of Siberia - to the terrible Russian penal colony on Sakhalin Island. This book mixes his witty, charming letters back to friends on hi ...Show more
Across the Empty Quarter by Wilfred Thesiger
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Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Restless, gripped by an overwhelming wish to make a name for himself in a world ever more hemmed in by progress and 'civilization', Thesiger (1910-2003) embarked on his amazing journeys across Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter to test himself and to show what could still be done. The result was a monument bo ...Show more
Adventures in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird
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Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Endlessly restless and endlessly curious, Isabella Bird (1831-1904) travelled the world looking for new experiences, but never more delightfully than in her pony-bound adventures in the Colorado Territory at a time when it was only notionally under the control of the American authorities. A vanished wor ...Show more
Can-cans, Cats and Cities of Ash by Mark Twain
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Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
One of the great derisive monuments to the imbecilities of the tourist experience, Mark Twain's (1835-1910) account of his tour with a group of fellow Americans around the sights of Europe is both hilarious and touching, Twain's exasperation and dismay at the phoney and exploitative being matched by his ...Show more
Life on the Golden Horn by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
$14.95 NZD
Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Travelling through the wartorn Balkans with her husband on what proved to be a wholly useless diplomatic mission to Constantinople, Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) left a vivid, informative, clever account of her adventures in the mysterious, sophisticated culture of Ottoman palaces, bathing places and ...Show more
Piracy, Shipwreck and Flying Foxes: Great Journeys by William Dampier
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Category: Not a Book | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Dampier's (1651-1715) adventures and writing inspired both Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels, but in his own right he was a remarkable, observant and enjoyable writer - whether on a woefully mishandled pirate raid in Spanish America or on a desperate journey to Sumatra in an open boat. He also left ...Show more
The Congo and the Cameroons by Mary H. Kingsley
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Category: Travel | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Contemptuous of Europe's 'civilising mission' in Africa, Mary Kingsley's (1862-1900) extraordinary journeys through tropical west Africa are a remarkable record, both of a world which has vanished and of a writer and explorer of immense bravery, wit and humanity. Paddling through mangrove swamps, fendin ...Show more
The Customs of the Kingdoms of India by Marco Polo
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Category: History | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
As Marco Polo (1254-1324) returned home across the Indian Ocean, after years in the service of Genghis Khan, he picked up a fabulous array of stories from sailors and merchants, about the peoples of the region, some reliable, some wholly implausible, but all fascinating. "Great Journeys" allows readers ...Show more
To the Holy Shrines (Great Journeys) by Richard Burton
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Category: History | Series: Penguin Great Journeys
Disguised as a Persian dervish, Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) set out to become the first Christian to penetrate the Muslim shrines of Medina and Mecca - a reckless stunt that would have resulted in his being executed if discovered. Endlessly observant, amused, boastful and engaging, Burton here descri ...Show more
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