Although mostly about court life in the last decades of the Qing, it is really a fun read about the life and experiences of Headland and his wife in the Beijing of this time. The...

Preface“The olden days of travelling, now to return no more, in which distance could not be vanquished without toil”—those are the days mourned by Ruskin, who...

"The old pacific capital" (1882) is an account of a journey undertaken by Robert Louis Stevenson in Monterey, Mexico, in 1880. The work is written in the form of essay...

"An Inland Voyage” (1878) is one of the most well known R.L.Stevenson's travelogues. In 1878 the outdoor excursions were an unusual pastime so Stevenson seeks to...

‘In the South Seas’ is an account of a journey undertaken by Robert Louis Stevenson and his wife Fanny in June 1888. The book, describes their experiences in the...

"Modern India" was written in 1903-04 by William Eleroy CurtisWilliam Eleroy Curtis (1850 - 1911) was traveling correspondent for two Chicago newspapers, the...

With this volume we begin what may be called the second part of the Survey. All that has preceded it has dealt with the history of London as a whole; now we turn to London in its...

Welcome to NYC!Is New York City an adult city? No.Is New York a city for children? No.But New York has atractions for everyone, although it is not always easy to find places that...

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco is a country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to...

On a Chinese Screen is a travel bookmade of a series of short sketches Maugham made during a trip along the Yangtze River, and although ostensibly about China the book is equally...