When Daniel Defoe embarked on his Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain in the early 1720s, the traditional rural society that he knew and loved was already vanishing, soon to be engulfed forever by the pulsating forces of the Industrial Revolution.
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Travels with Charley is at once an affectionate account of life on the road and a great writer's last look at an America entering a turbulent time in its history.
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As Poland's greatest foreign correspondent, Kapuściński saw most of the Cold War's conflicts and revolutions first hand. Travelling across the globe, he always carried with him a copy of Herodotus, and in this exhilarating memoir Kapuściński compares his own experiences with the writings of his hero.
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In her acclaimed portrait – part history, part guide book – Jan Morris covers a thousand years in the life of this unique city of the waters.
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