A Traveller's Year is an anthology of extracts from diaries, journals and letters, two or three for each day of the year, on the subject of travel and exploration. The extracts convey men and women's experiences of travel and discovery throughout the centuries from classical times to the early twenty-first century, with an emphasis on the period 1750 - 1950, the classic era of both European exploration and diary-writing. The authors of the pieces range from famous explorers such as Captains Cook and Scott to modern travel ...
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A Traveller's Year is an anthology of extracts from diaries, journals and letters, two or three for each day of the year, on the subject of travel and exploration. The extracts convey men and women's experiences of travel and discovery throughout the centuries from classical times to the early twenty-first century, with an emphasis on the period 1750 - 1950, the classic era of both European exploration and diary-writing. The authors of the pieces range from famous explorers such as Captains Cook and Scott to modern travel writers journeying through the contemporary world, from people who pushed back the boundaries of geographical knowledge to people who wrote about what they did on their summer holidays.
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Very good. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO COVER BUT INTERNAL BOOK EXCELLENT CONDITION Next day dispatch (mon-fri). Please note orders sent to Netherlands or Sweden take slightly longer than the Amazon estimated delivery date.
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Near Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 9780711236080 This anthology of travel writing features excerpts for every day of the year, and is 528 pages thick, with index, bibliography and complete list of contributors. It features many black and white illustrations throughout, with color illustrated endpapers. Published in London in 2015, and compiled by Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison. A Near Fine Hardcover, with very minor bumping at corners of boards, in a fine dust jacket.
