Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne http://feedbooks.com/book/199 urn:isbn:0812968565 en 1872 Novels Adventure Travel Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne’s hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. http://feedbooks.com/book/199.png http://feedbooks.com/book/199.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/199.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/199.mobi The Road Jack London http://feedbooks.com/book/3248 en 1907 Non-Fiction Biography Travel Tales of London's days as a hobo. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/3248.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3248.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3248.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3248.mobi Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Vol 1 Lafcadio Hearn http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2056 urn:isbn:1596056835 en 1871 Non-Fiction History Essay Travel A Japanese magic-lantern show is essentially dramatic. It is a play of which the dialogue is uttered by invisible personages, the actors and the scenery being only luminous shadows. Wherefore it is peculiarly well suited to goblinries and weirdnessess of all kinds; and plays in which ghosts figure are the favourite subject. -from "Of Ghosts and Goblins" In 1889, Westerner Lafcadio Hearn arrived in Japan on a journalistic assignment, and he fell so in love with the nation and its people that he never left. In 1894, just as Japan was truly opening to the West and global interest in Japanese culture was burgeoning, Hearn published this delightful series of essays glorifying what he called the "rare charm of Japanese life." Beautifully written and a joy to read, Hearn's love letters to the land of the rising sun enchant with their sweetly lyrical descriptions of winter street fairs, puppet theaters, religious statuaries, even the Japanese smile and its particular allure. A wonderful journal of immersion on a foreign land, this will bewitch Japanophiles and travelers to the East. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2056.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2056.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2056.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2056.mobi Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, Vol 2 Lafcadio Hearn http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2057 urn:isbn:160206489X en 1894 Non-Fiction History Essay Travel http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2057.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2057.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2057.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2057.mobi Free Air Sinclair Lewis http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3689 urn:isbn:1409951111 en 1919 Novels Romance Travel Long before Jack Kerouac penned his famous American roadtrip epic, Sinclair Lewis wrote what may in fact be the seminal work of the genre. This cheerful little road novel, published in 1919, is about Claire Boltwood, who, in the early days of the 20th century, travels by automobile from New York City to the Pacific Northwest, where she falls in love with a nice, down-to-earth young man and gives up her snobbish Estate. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3689.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3689.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3689.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3689.mobi Twilight in Italy David Herbert Lawrence http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1031 urn:isbn:0141180307 en 1916 Non-Fiction Essay Travel This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1031.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1031.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1031.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1031.mobi Roughing It Mark Twain http://feedbooks.com/book/4307 en 1872 Biography Humor/Satire Travel Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 1861–1867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his brother Orion Clemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory, on a stagecoach journey west. Twain consulted his brother's diary to refresh his memory and borrowed heavily from his active imagination for many stories in the novel. Roughing It illustrates many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to Salt Lake City, gold and silver prospecting, real-estate speculation, and his beginnings as a writer. In this memoir, readers can see examples of Twain's rough-hewn humor, which would become a staple of his writing in his later books, such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. (Source: Wikipedia) This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/4307.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4307.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4307.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4307.mobi Life On The Mississippi Mark Twain http://feedbooks.com/book/4313 en 1883 Non-Fiction History Humor/Satire Travel Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War. The book begins with a brief history of the river. It continues with anecdotes of Twain's training as a steamboat pilot, as the 'cub' of an experienced pilot. He describes, with great affection, the science of navigating the ever-changing Mississippi River. In the second half, the book describes Twain's return, many years later, to travel on a steamboat from St. Louis to New Orleans. He describes the competition from railroads, the new, large cities, and his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture. He also tells some stories that are most likely tall tales. Simultaneously published in 1883 in the U.S. and in England, it is said to be the first book composed on a typewriter. (Source: Wikipedia) This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/4313.png http://feedbooks.com/book/4313.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/4313.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/4313.mobi Through Russia Maxim Gorky http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3920 en 1906 Short Fiction Collections Travel A collection of short stories about Russia. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3920.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3920.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3920.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3920.mobi The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales Giraldus Cambrensis http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3813 urn:isbn:0140443398 en 1191 Non-Fiction Travel A mediaeval Norman-Welsh cleric recounts his adventures travelling through his homeland, recruiting for the Third Crusade. http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3813.png http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3813.pdf http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3813.epub http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3813.mobi