Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Excerpt from The Pocket Guide for Europe: A Practical Hand-Book for Travelers on the Continent and the British Isles, and Through Northern Africa, Egypt, and the Holy Land The author has been led to the preparation Of this volume by the hope Of meeting the wants of those who desire a description of the tour of Europe in a form convenient for the pocket. The success of 'how TO travel, and the warm commendations Of that little volume, coming from every quarter, have inspired the present work. If the result shall be that the pocket, guide for europe receives as kindly a welcome as its predecessor, and achieves as extensive a sale, the author will be well repaid (in mind and purse) for the labor of its preparation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Demonstrates that US travelers abroad were not limited to the rich and privileged even in previous centuries, by presenting over 2,000 titles with full bibliographic citations and brief evaluative descriptions. Arranged alphabetically by author and indexed by place and author's occupation. Updated from the 1969 edition with titles subsequently discovered. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Realism replaced the romantic attitude that had previously dominated travel writing, due in part to thepractical exigencies of tourism, photography and industrialization. Discusses cultural biases in travel writing, combining accuracy with good story telling, and how hundreds of newspapers and magazines in the last third of the century made it possible to turn travel writing into a lifelong career.