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Travel Writing 1700-1830: An Anthology Paperback – 14 August 2008

by Bohls (Editor), Duncan (Editor)
4.3 out of 5 stars 19
Edition: Reissue
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'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.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0199537526
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0199537525
  3. Edition
    Reissue
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press UK
  5. Publication date
    14 August 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    19.3 x 12.7 x 3.3 cm
  8. Print length
    560 pages
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Elizabeth Bohls is the author of Women Travel Writers and the Language of Aesthetics, 1716-1818 (1995) and of articles on travel writing and the novel. Ian Duncan has edited editions by Conan Doyle, John Buchan, and Walter Scott for Oxford World's Classics and is the author of Scott's Shadow: The Novel in Romantic Edinburgh (2005).

About the Author

Elizabeth Bohls is the author of Women Travel Writers and the Language of Aesthetics, 1716-1818 (1995) and of articles on travel writing and the novel. Ian Duncan has edited editions by Conan Doyle, John Buchan, and Walter Scott for Oxford World's Classics and is the author of Scott's Shadow: The Novel in Romantic Edinburgh (2005).

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press UK; Reissue edition (14 August 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199537526
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199537525
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.3 x 12.7 x 3.3 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Gabriella A.
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and detailed historical accounts.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2020
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Good book.ots of detailed accounts that are useful for to create AQA Paper 2 resources :)
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Stephen Balbach
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on 11 August 2006
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This is an anthology composed of 77 excerpts from travel writings by English authors in the 18th century. It is organized into sections or categories geographically (South Pacific, Europe, etc..). Each excerpt/author is preceded with a pithy historical background, as is each section, and there is a general Preface. The selections are rounded from the well known Captain Cook to little known private letters of women travelers to slave narratives to exploration accounts.

Overall this is like having a well-read instructor introduce you to the best and most well known travel writing, and most interesting sections from each text. Many of these accounts I have heard of before but never would have the time to read in full, but in excerpt form I discovered about 20 that were so good I would like to continue on and read the books in full. The editors notes are very learned (if not too pithy) and give excellent context and background to each text and category - it is certainly possible to study history through travel narratives, and have a great time doing it!
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Earnest Sludge
4.0 out of 5 stars Non-European parts were great
Reviewed in the United States on 13 March 2014
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I'd already read the full-length versions of 8 of the Africa and North American selections, but that's OK.

The non-European selections gave me a lot of great ideas for downloading free PDFs.

The European parts were pretty hit or miss, mostly miss. I'm mostly interested in life in uncivilized areas and Europe was just too over-civilized at this period in history. The parts about the French Revolution and the battlefield at Waterloo were pretty good, though. This is definitely a great purchase, especially if you can buy a real cheap used version.
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Kathleen
5.0 out of 5 stars Book for college class.
Reviewed in the United States on 20 April 2014
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My daughter had to have this for a college class. She is taking the class this quarter. She likes it.
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Kenneth N.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 4 February 2017
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Great resource for literature and history classes.
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