Penguin Great Journeys Complete Set 20 Books Travel Classics Collection-image
Penguin Great Journeys Complete Set 20 Books Travel Classics Collection-image
Penguin Great Journeys Complete Set 20 Books Travel Classics Collection-image
Penguin Great Journeys Complete Set 20 Books Travel Classics Collection-image
Penguin Great Journeys Complete Set 20 Books Travel Classics Collection-image

Penguin Great Journeys Complete Set 20 Books Travel Classics Collection

$ 40.66

Language: English Signed: No Inscribed: No Intended Audience: Adults Personalise: No Genre: Travel Original Language: English Narrative Type: Fiction Personalised: No Author: Mark Twain Topic: Books Format: Paperback Book Title: Penguin Great Journeys Literary Movement: Modernism Publisher: Penguin Ex Libris: No Country of Origin: United Kingdom

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Complete Penguin Great Journeys collection of 20 travel classics. This beautifully designed series features famous travel writing and exploration accounts from authors including Marco Polo, Mark Twain, George Orwell, Ernest Shackleton and Alexander von Humboldt. Published by Penguin Classics, each book features distinctive illustrated covers and focuses on historic journeys across different regions of the world. Titles included in this set: 1. Snakes with Wings and Gold-digging Ants – Herodotus 2. From the Meadows of Gold – Mas’udi 3. The Customs of the Kingdoms of India – Marco Polo 4. The Shipwrecked Men – Cabeza de Vaca 5. Piracy, Turtles and Flying Foxes – William Dampier 6. Life on the Golden Horn – Mary Wortley Montagu 7. Hunt for the Southern Continent – James Cook 8. Sold as a Slave – Olaudah Equiano 9. Jaguars and Electric Eels – Alexander von Humboldt 10. To the Holy Shrines – Sir Richard Burton 11. In the Heart of the Amazon Forest – Walter Henry Bates 12. Borneo, Celebes, Aru – Alfred Russel Wallace 13. Can-cans, Cats and Cities of Ash – Mark Twain 14. Adventures in the Rocky Mountains – Isabella Bird 15. A Journey to the End of the Russian Empire – Anton Chekhov 16. The Congo and the Cameroons – Mary Kingsley 17. Escape from the Antarctic – Ernest Shackleton 18. Fighting in Spain – George Orwell 19. Across the Empty Quarter – Wilfred Thesiger 20. The Cobra’s Heart – Ryszard Kapuscinski Condition appears very good overall with light signs of use. Please see photos for full condition details. A fantastic gift for travel enthusiasts, Penguin collectors, or readers of classic exploration writing. ⸻ Tags Penguin Great Journeys, travel classics, travel writing collection, Penguin Classics books, exploration books, Marco Polo, Mark Twain, Shackleton, George Orwell travel writing, classic travel literature, adventure books, exploration history books, Penguin collection, book collector set, travel book set, gift for travellers, Christmas gift, reader gift

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