The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Mee and Hammerton

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23998.html.images 680 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23998.epub3.images 546 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23998.epub.images 557 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23998.epub.noimages 336 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23998.kf8.images 651 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23998.kindle.images 621 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23998.txt.utf-8 632 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/23998/pg23998-h.zip 615 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Editor Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943
Editor Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander), 1871-1949
Title The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
Credits E-text prepared by Kevin Handy, Turgut Dincer, Suzanne Lybarger, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net)
Summary "The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure" by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton is a collection of travel writings and adventure narratives written in the early 20th century. This compilation features famous explorers and their expeditions, chronicling their experiences and discoveries in various parts of the world, particularly focusing on notable journeys to uncover the sources of the Nile River and other significant locations. The opening portion introduces three prominent travel chronicles: Sir Samuel Baker's explorations in Africa, particularly regarding the Albert N'yanza and the source of the Nile; George Borrow's travels in Wales and Spain; and James Boswell's account of his tour with Dr. Samuel Johnson in the Hebrides. Each account highlights the respective author's motivation, the challenges faced during their travels, and the people encountered along the way. The narratives are rich with observations about the landscape, culture, and hardships, providing readers with an engaging glimpse into the spirit of adventure and the pursuit of knowledge that characterized exploration during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Subject Voyages and travels
Subject Adventure and adventurers
Category Text
EBook-No. 23998
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 3, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 240 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!