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Cote d'Azur - Exploring the James Bond connections in the South of France (Paperback): Simon Firth Cote d'Azur - Exploring the James Bond connections in the South of France (Paperback)
Simon Firth; Designed by Martijn Mulder; Foreword by Gareth Owen
R847 Discovery Miles 8 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Travel Writing 1700-1830 - An Anthology (Paperback): Elizabeth A. Bohls, Ian Duncan Travel Writing 1700-1830 - An Anthology (Paperback)
Elizabeth A. Bohls, Ian Duncan
R406 R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Save R34 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'How is the mind agitated and bewildered, at being thus, as it were, placed on the borders of a new world!' - William Bartram 'Thus you see, dear sister, the manners of mankind do not differ so widely as our voyage writers would have us believe.' - Mary Wortley Montagu With widely varied motives - scientific curiosity, commerce, colonization, diplomacy, exploration, and tourism - British travellers fanned out to every corner of the world in the period the Critical Review labelled the 'Age of Peregrination'. The Empire, already established in the Caribbean and North America, was expanding in India and Africa and founding new outposts in the Pacific in the wake of Captain Cook's voyages. In letters, journals, and books, travellers wrote at first-hand of exotic lands and beautiful scenery, and encounters with strange peoples and dangerous wildlife. They conducted philosophical and political debates in print about slavery and the French Revolution, and their writing often affords unexpected insights into the writers themselves. This anthology brings together the best writing from authors such as Daniel Defoe, Celia Fiennes, Mary Wollstonecraft, Olaudah Equiano, Mungo Park, and many others, to provide a comprehensive selection from this emerging literary genre. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Plunge - One Woman's Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary (Paperback): Liesbet Collaert Plunge - One Woman's Pursuit of a Life Less Ordinary (Paperback)
Liesbet Collaert
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Under a Croatian Sun - From grey Britain to a sunny isle, one couple's dream comes true (Paperback): Anthony Stancomb Under a Croatian Sun - From grey Britain to a sunny isle, one couple's dream comes true (Paperback)
Anthony Stancomb
R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ibn Battuta in Black Africa (Paperback, Enlarged edition): Ibn Battutah Ibn Battuta in Black Africa (Paperback, Enlarged edition)
Ibn Battutah; Edited by Said Hamdun; Translated by Noel Quinton King; Foreword by Ross Dunn
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Abu Abdalla Ibn Battuta (1304-1354) was one of the greatest travelers of pre-modern times. He traveled to Black Africa twice. He reported about the wealthy, multi-cultural trading centers at the African East coast, such as Mombasa and Kilwa, and the warm hospitality he experienced in Mogadishu. He also visited the court of Mansa Musa and neighboring states during its period of prosperity from mining and the Trans-Saharan trade. He wrote disapprovingly of sexual integration in families and of hostility towards the white man. Ibn Battuta's description is a unique document of the high culture, pride, and independence of Black African states in the fourteenth century. This book is one of the most important documents about Black Africa written by a non-European medieval historian.

An Evening Walk - A Romantic Poem for Nature Lovers - Including Notes from 'The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth'... An Evening Walk - A Romantic Poem for Nature Lovers - Including Notes from 'The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth' By William Knight (Paperback)
William Wordsworth, William Knight
R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Amurath to Amurath (Paperback): Gertrude Bell Amurath to Amurath (Paperback)
Gertrude Bell
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From the Welsh Border to the World - Travels in Minority Languages (Paperback): Simon Gwyn Roberts From the Welsh Border to the World - Travels in Minority Languages (Paperback)
Simon Gwyn Roberts
R582 Discovery Miles 5 820 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Ways to go East - Kinnekulle to Kathmandu (Paperback): Ivan Milles Ways to go East - Kinnekulle to Kathmandu (Paperback)
Ivan Milles
R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hearn's Japan - Writings from a Mystical Country, Volume 3 (Paperback): Lafcadio Hearn Hearn's Japan - Writings from a Mystical Country, Volume 3 (Paperback)
Lafcadio Hearn; Edited by William De Lange
R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
South! (Annotated) LARGE PRINT - The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 (Large print, Paperback, Large type /... South! (Annotated) LARGE PRINT - The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Ernest Shackleton
R838 Discovery Miles 8 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
By the Big Cedar Tree - A Wilderness Trip Led to a Discovery That Changed Their Lives Forever. Will Their Forty-Year Old Secret... By the Big Cedar Tree - A Wilderness Trip Led to a Discovery That Changed Their Lives Forever. Will Their Forty-Year Old Secret Be Exposed? (Paperback)
J W Embury
R402 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R25 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Strange Nights, and Some Days Too - Why You'll Love Japan, for About a Year (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Ken Seeroi Strange Nights, and Some Days Too - Why You'll Love Japan, for About a Year (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Ken Seeroi
R391 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R21 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Same Moon (Paperback): Sarah Coomber The Same Moon (Paperback)
Sarah Coomber
R633 Discovery Miles 6 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Syria - The Desert and The Sown (Paperback): Gertrude Bell Syria - The Desert and The Sown (Paperback)
Gertrude Bell
R609 Discovery Miles 6 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Palace and Mosque at Ukhai?ir - A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture (Paperback): Gertrude Bell Palace and Mosque at Ukhaiḍir - A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture (Paperback)
Gertrude Bell
R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf - Legacy Edition - A Great Hike To The Gulf Of Mexico, Florida, And The Atlantic Ocean... A Thousand-Mile Walk To The Gulf - Legacy Edition - A Great Hike To The Gulf Of Mexico, Florida, And The Atlantic Ocean (Paperback, Legacy ed.)
John Muir
R573 Discovery Miles 5 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
South! (Annotated) - The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 (Paperback): Ernest Shackleton South! (Annotated) - The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 (Paperback)
Ernest Shackleton
R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mission to the Lord Sophy of Persia (1539-1542) (Paperback): Michel Membre, A.H. Morton Mission to the Lord Sophy of Persia (1539-1542) (Paperback)
Michel Membre, A.H. Morton
R1,058 Discovery Miles 10 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The description of his mission to the court of the Shah Tahmasp I of Persia by the Venetian Michele Membre is one of the most informative as well as one of the most individual of the few European accounts of 16th century Persia.

Dance Life - Movin' & Groovin' Around the Globe (Paperback): Lisa Alpine Dance Life - Movin' & Groovin' Around the Globe (Paperback)
Lisa Alpine
R416 R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Save R22 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stickeen - Legacy Edition - A Story About A Dog And A Glacier In Alaska (Paperback, Legacy ed.): John Muir Stickeen - Legacy Edition - A Story About A Dog And A Glacier In Alaska (Paperback, Legacy ed.)
John Muir
R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth (Legacy Edition) - The Formative Years Of John Muir And The Becoming Of The Wandering... The Story Of My Boyhood And Youth (Legacy Edition) - The Formative Years Of John Muir And The Becoming Of The Wandering Naturalist (Paperback, Legacy ed.)
John Muir
R586 Discovery Miles 5 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Man Who Wrote Aladdin - The Life and Times of Hanna Diyab (Paperback): Hanna Diyab The Man Who Wrote Aladdin - The Life and Times of Hanna Diyab (Paperback)
Hanna Diyab; Translated by Paul Lunde; Introduction by Caroline E. M. Stone
R841 Discovery Miles 8 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The origins of 'Aladdin' continue to fascinate scholars and readers of the tales. The story is believed to have first been written in French, by Antoine Galland, having been told to him in Paris in 1709 by Hanna Diyab - the author of this travel memoir. Written some five decades after this encounter, 'The Life and Times of Hanna Diyab' is part autobiography and part storytelling, a fascinating record of experiences, cultural observations, international relations, medicine, and hearsay. It traces a journey across land and sea from the author's home in Aleppo - through early eighteenth-century Lebanon, Jabal Druze, Cyprus, Egypt, Libya, Tunis, Livorno, Genoa and Marseille - to Paris in the time of Louis XIV; and the author's return to Aleppo across the 'lands of the East', now Turkey. The Foreword explains how this important translation into English came about and the Introduction provides background to some of the features of the memoir, including the Maronite Christian community of the period, the consular system of the Republics of Venice and Genoa, the role of Ottoman ambassadors, and of the French merchant, naturalist and traveller, Paul Lucas. Notes at the end of the book also help the non-specialist reader, and there are two bibliographies.

A Guide Through the District of the Lakes in the North of England - With a Description of the Scenery, for the Use of Tourists... A Guide Through the District of the Lakes in the North of England - With a Description of the Scenery, for the Use of Tourists and Residents (Paperback)
William Wordsworth
R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Canoeing in the Wilderness (Paperback): Henry David Thoreau Canoeing in the Wilderness (Paperback)
Henry David Thoreau
R209 R189 Discovery Miles 1 890 Save R20 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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