Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
An Excursion to the Lakes in Westmoreland and Cumberland
In the summer of 1773, lawyer and antiquarian William Hutchinson set out from his home in County Durham on a tour of the English Lake Distri…
Tales of the Cities
Tales of the Cities invites listeners on a journey through urban landscapes, showcasing a diverse collection of stories that capture the ess…
Building a State in Apache Land
Building a State in Apache Land by Charles Debrille Poston is a compilation of articles published in 1894 in the Overland Monthly magazine. …
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the February Number. It includes the following articles:* Venezuela: Her Governmen…
Old Hampshire Vignettes
Old Hampshire Vignettes invites listeners into the serene landscapes and rich experiences of the Hampshire Valley through the eyes of Mary E…
Foreign Lands
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of Foreign Lands by Robert Louis Stevenson.This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 4, 2021.…
Through Glacier Park
In Through Glacier Park, Mary Roberts Rinehart invites listeners on a captivating journey through one of America's most stunning natural lan…
Summer on the Lakes
Margaret Fuller, the American early proponent for Women's rights, writes of her visits to the Great Lakes in the summer of 1843. - Summary b…
Prowling About Panama
In 1903, Panama became a brand new state in Central America by seceding from Colombia in order to facilitate the construction of the Panama …
Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Published in 1796, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-…
Pathfinders of the Great Plains
Pathfinders of the Great Plains chronicles the daring expedition of the La Verendrye brothers as they embark on a quest to discover an overl…
London Impressions
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America
Volume 3, the final volume of the “Personal Narrative”, records the travels of Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland …
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in Conversations with her Physician, comprising her opinions and anecdotes of som…
Wild and romantic
A collection of some of the most significant literary work on the English Lake District prior to Thomas West’s A guide to the Lakes (1778). …
In Search Of
In Search of #6 is the story of the trials and trails of a man, a best friend, two bicycles, three states, four dispersed campsites, five ti…
The Mentor
The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature,…
North Lancashire
Cambridge County Geographies was a 75 volume series covering the counties of England, Scotland and Wales. Separate volumes were produced for…
An Inland Voyage
As a young man, Stevenson wished to be financially independent and began his literary career by writing travelogues. This is his first publi…
Going Abroad?
Going abroad for a holiday or business is always exciting, but we can only imagine how exciting it would have been in 1900 to board a steame…