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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North
A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing, translated into English by Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a...
Out of Africa
In 1914 Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya with her husband to run a coffee farm. Instantly drawn to the land, she spent her happiest years there until the plantation failed....
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
A witty, incisive classic of road-trip literature, from one of the great champions and critics of the American identity 'Delightful. This is a book to be read slowly for its...
A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains
Author: Isabella L. Bird Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Born in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health'...
Pictures from Italy
A thrilling travelogue of the year Dickens spent in Italy in the mid 1840s, published at a time when interest in his more marginal work is constantly increasing. In 1844,...
Italian Journey 1786-1788
Goethe's famous account of his time and travels in Italy In 1786, when he was already the acknowledged leader of the Sturm und Drang literary movement, Goethe set out on...
The Living Stones: Cornwall
'Colquhoun's unique artistic vision shines through like at no time in recent history' - Art UK 'Colquhoun's time-travelling survey of Cornwall's culture and history brings ghosts and dead landscapes to...
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
New to the Penguin Pocket Hardbacks series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound editions In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural...
Smoke and Seasoned Bread: Recipes from Turkiye
'This is Has at his best' - Jamie Oliver 'A modern Turkish bible' - Tom Parker Bowles 'Soulful, inquisitive and thrillingly unpretentious all at once.' - Jimi Famurewa Think kebabs...
The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road
From the Vanity Fair and New York Times contributor comes a "masterful blend of humor, heartache, and unforgettable landscapes" (Adrienne Brodeur, New York Times bestselling author of Wild Game )...