- Description: James Perkins published in 1891 A Tour Round the Globe, a collection of letters sent to the City Press during his journey around the world. The approximately 82-page text offers a sharp and engaging record of key global destinations at the turn of the 19th century, blending observations on cultures, landscapes, societies, and personal impressions
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Perkins, James, A Tour Round the Globe: Letters to the “City Press”, London, Collingridge, 1891.
- Description: Henry Walter Bates was a British naturalist and explorer, best known for his legendary expedition to the Amazon Basin. In 1848, he left England with Alfred Russel Wallace to study the Brazilian rainforest. Bates stayed in the Amazon for over eleven years, collecting more than 14'000 animal species, around 8'000 of which were previously unknown to science. His observations led to the identification of “Batesian mimicry,” a phenomenon where harmless species imitate dangerous ones to avoid predation. His book The Naturalist on the River Amazons (1863) is a classic of scientific travel writing. Henry Walter Bates' Illustrated Travels: A Record of Discovery, Geography, and Adventure, published in 1869, is a comprehensive compilation of exploratory and travel accounts from various contributors who journeyed to some of the most remote and less-documented regions of the world during the mid to late 19th century
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1825–1892
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Walter_Bates
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370308
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bates, Henry Walter, The Naturalist on the River Amazons, London, 1863.
- Description: Thomas Cook revolutionized travel by creating modern tourism and founding the world's first travel agency. Born into a working-class family in Melbourne, Derbyshire, he left school at age 10 to work as a gardener's assistant. A devout Baptist missionary and temperance advocate, on July 5, 1841, he organized his first excursion: a railway journey from Leicester to Loughborough for 570 people attending a temperance meeting, charging one shilling per person. This pioneering venture launched the modern tourism industry. Cook introduced revolutionary concepts still used today: the package tour combining transport, accommodation and meals at a single inclusive price, hotel vouchers (1868), and printed travel guides. In 1872-73, he organized the world's first round-the-world tour, covering over 29'000 miles in 222 days. His company established the first tourist offices in Cairo (1872), Jaffa (1874), and Jerusalem (1881), making exotic destinations accessible to Europe's growing middle class. By the end of the 19th century, Thomas Cook & Son had arranged travel to Palestine for about 12'000 people, including German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II. The company pioneered international travel services, issuing the precursor to travelers' checks ("Cook's Circular Notes" in 1874)
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Pioneer of Modern Tourism
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1808–1892
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cook
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328725
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Brendon, P. (1991). Thomas Cook: 150 Years of Popular Tourism. London: Secker & Warburg.
- Description: Isabel Savory was an English traveler and writer who, at the turn of the 20th century, recounted her explorations with wit and flair. In India, Morocco, and elsewhere, she often traveled on horseback or by camel, immersing herself in local cultures and offering in her books a direct, personal view far removed from the colonial clichés of the time
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47038426
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Savory, Isabel, In the Tail of the Peacock (India), London, 1903. Savory, Isabel, In the Heart of Morocco, London, 1904.
- Description: Robert Louis Stevenson, famed author of Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, was also an indefatigable traveler. Frail in health, he turned to travel as both remedy and inspiration. In 1878, he walked through France’s Cévennes region with only a donkey named Modestine, an experience that led to Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, one of the first works of modern travel literature. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes recounts Robert Louis Stevenson's 120 mile, 12 day hike, accompanied only by his stubborn and unwieldy donkey, through the Cevennes of south-central France. A pioneering piece of outdoor literature, it is one of Stevenson's earliest works, and one of the earliest accounts of hiking and camping for recreation rather than necessity. He later journeyed to the United States and, from 1888, settled in Samoa, where locals affectionately called him “Tusitala,” the “teller of tales”
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: R.L.S.
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1850–1894
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Louis_Stevenson
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1512
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Stevenson, Robert Louis, Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes, London, 1879. Stevenson, Robert Louis, In the South Seas, London, 1896.
- Description: George Moore was an Irish writer known for his cosmopolitan life and extensive travels between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into an aristocratic family, he left Ireland early and settled in Paris, where he mingled with bohemian circles and impressionist painters. Initially drawn to painting, it was his encounter with French literary circles that set him on the path to writing. His journeys continued through Italy, Spain, Egypt, and back to Ireland, always combining geographic exploration with intellectual introspection. Works like Confessions of a Young Man and The Untilled Field reflect his restless mind and critical, often provocative, outlook
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1852–1933
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Moore_(novelist)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965927
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: George Moore, Impressions and Opinions, 1891.
A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
George Moore, Impressions and Opinions, 1891
- Description: Laurence Sterne, an Irish-born writer of the 18th century, is best known for The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman but also for A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy (1768), one of the founding texts of modern travel literature. In this book—written shortly before his death—Sterne, through his narrator Yorick, recounts an unconventional Grand Tour: less focused on monuments than on emotions, chance encounters, and the subtleties of human sensibility. His stops in France and Italy turned travel into an inner experience and influenced generations of travelers and writers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1713–1768
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Sterne
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218960
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Sterne, Laurence, A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy, London, 1768.
- Description: Ethel Brilliana Tweedie, who often signed her works as “Mrs. Alec Tweedie,” was a British travel writer, photographer, and feminist. In the late 19th century, when travel writing was still largely a male domain, Tweedie boldly ventured into remote and then little-known regions such as Finland, Norway, Iceland, and even colonial India. Her books—witty, vivid, and sometimes ironic—described landscapes, local customs, and personal adventures while also offering reflections on the role of women in society. She didn’t just observe; she participated, integrated, and documented, becoming a pioneer of female travel literature. In America as I Saw It (1913), she recounted her impressions of the United States, combining travel observations with commentary on social habits and gender roles, while in Women the World Over (1914) she broadened her perspective through comparative reflections on the condition of women in different countries. She died in 1940, leaving behind a legacy of stories combining curiosity, courage, and social critique
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Mrs. Alec Tweedie
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1862–1940
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Brilliana_Tweedie
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5403081
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Tweedie, Ethel Brilliana, A Winter Jaunt to Norway, London, 1894. Tweedie, Ethel Brilliana, Through Finland in Carts, London, 1897.
- Description: Helen Hunt Jackson was an American writer and activist committed to defending Native American rights. After an early career as a poet and short story writer, she traveled extensively across the United States—especially in the Southwest—to document injustices against Indigenous peoples. Her findings were published in A Century of Dishonor (1881), a searing indictment of the U.S. government. She also used fiction to advocate her cause, most notably through the novel Ramona (1884), set in California, which had a significant impact on public awareness. Helen Hunt Jackson's Bits of Travel at Home is a collection of essays documenting her travels within the United States. Bits of Travel is a collection of travel sketches detailing her experiences and observations from various travels around Europe. Published in 1874, the book offers insights into her journeys through Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France. Published posthumously in 1909, the book Bits of Travel at Home captures various journeys she undertook across the country, from the New England coast to the California deserts
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Helen Maria Fiske
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1830–1885
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hunt_Jackson
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q462363
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hunt Jackson, Helen. Bits of travel. Boston: J.R. Osgood, 1874.
Could we have trout? No. Chicken? No. Beefsteak ? No. What could we have ? Veal and eggs. The strangers from Gastein had eaten up everything else which the Bockstein inn possessed. Veal and eggs are the two staple delights of the German stomach; the veal steaming with fat and mustard, and the eggs horrible with butter and garlic. Ugh 1 All my life I shall remember the egg-salad which dear Marie added to our dinner yesterday, and of which I tasted, to appear civil, but was positively obliged to swallow hastily, like calomel, by help of great mouthfuls of beer. I thought I had tasted of bad things in Italy, but I give Germany the unquestioned palm.
Hunt Jackson, Helen. Bits of travel. Boston: J.R. Osgood, 1874.
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