Tales include
Robert Falcon Scotts doomed Antarctic expedition of 1910-13;
Robert Byrons ten-month journey through Persia to Afghanistan in the early 30s;
Jack Londons 1907 sailing adventure across the south Pacific;
Teddy Roosevelts scientific exploration of the Brazilian jungles exotic flora and fauna.
Each author and their piece of writing is introduced by editor Mark Mackenzie, who gives context to the work and provides an insightful look into how travel has changed since they were originally published. Features extracts from:
The Worst Journey in the World - Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Road to Oxiana - Robert Byron
Sea and Sardinia - DH Lawrence
Cruise of the Snark - Jack London
American Notes - Charles Dickens
Through the Brazilian Wilderness - Teddy Roosevelt
Life on the Mississippi - Mark Twain
Letters Written During a Short Residence in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark - Mary Wollstonecraft
In Morocco - Edith Wharton
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa - David Livingstone
The Histories - Herodotus
South: The Story of Shackletons Last Expedition 1914-1917 - Ernest Shackleton