These books resemble nothing so much as table talk. They are filled with entertaining anecdote and sly humor. Shackleton writes of each city with the detachment of a visitor and with the courtesy of a guest. He is impartial in his admiration and always polite in his criticism. Too few people travel in the places where they live. These books make home travel the most interesting of all. They seem to be written not for strangers but for natives of the cities they describe.

SLOCUM, JOSHUA. 1844

Sailing Alone Around the World. Century. 1900.

Actual experiences during a cruise around the world in the Spray with a crew of one.

STEFFANSSON, VILHJALMUR. 1879

My Life with the Eskimo. Macmillan. 1913.
The Friendly Arctic. Macmillan. 1921.

Hunters of the Great North. Harcourt. 1922.
The Northward Course of Empire. Harcourt. 1922.

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. 1850-1894.

An Inland Voyage. Scribner. 1878.
Travels With a Donkey. Scribner. 1879.
Silverado Squatters. Scribner. 1883.
Across the Plains. Scribner. 1892.
Amateur Emigrant. Scribner. 1892.
In the South Seas. Scribner. 1896.
Essays of Travel. Scribner. 1905.
(See also pp. 273, 303, 398)

Stevenson wrote travel sketches with the same grace, finish and wit that he wrote romances, verse and adventure. He wrote of his adventures and hardships around the globe seeking health for himself and his wife.

STODDARD, CHARLES WARREN. 1843-1909.

South Sea Idylls. Scribner. 1892.

One of the earliest of the South Sea books.

STREET, JULIAN.

Abroad at Home. Century.
American Adventures. Century.

Mysterious Japan. Doubleday.

A joyful traveler whose journeys are in the nature of jaunts and larks. A fickle advocate of the "See America First."

STUCK, HUDSON. 1863

Ten Thousand Miles With a Dog Sled. Scribner. 1914.
The Ascent of Denali. Scribner.

TOMLINSON, H. M. 1873—

1914.

The Sea and the Jungle. Dutton. 1913.

Lively descriptions of life at sea and in the jungle of Brazil.

TWAIN, MARK (Samuel L. Clemens). 1835-1910.

Innocents Abroad. 1869. Harper.

Roughing It. 1872. Harper.

A Tramp Abroad. 1880. Harper.
Life on the Mississippi. 1883. Harper.
Following the Equator. 1897. Harper.

Europe and Elsewhere.
(See also pp. 303, 349)

Harper. 1923.

Mark Twain was a traveler with many moods. He could write reminiscences like "Roughing It," record fresh impressions of old scenes in "Life on the Mississippi" or combine keen observation with uproarious mirth in "Innocents Abroad."

Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land. Scribner. 1916. (See also pp. 120, 142, 178)

Describing a caravan journey through Palestine in 1908. The

author's knowledge of the Scriptures makes it a valuable guide to Bible lands.

Questions

1. Name three travel series covering towns and cities.

2. Name several early classics of travel.

3. Mention two classics of travel in epistolary form.

4. Name a work of scientific travel and of missionary travel.

5. What is "Eothen" about?

6. Name three American classics of travel.

7. Who traveled in search of ancient manuscripts?

8. Name a famous book on Alpine climbing.

9. Did Livingstone go after Stanley or Stanley after Livingstone?

10. What traveler was the original of Shaw's "Captain Brassbound"? 11. Who has written several books on war-damaged buildings?

12. Name some tramp travelers.

13. Name two books on old Philadelphia and old New York.

14. Name two books of European travel for a hasty tourist.

15. Who is the leading writer on the South Seas?

16. Name some "See America First" books.

17. Name some travel books on Palestine.

18. Name a guide book to all our National Parks. 19. Name two Arctic explorers and one Antarctic. 20. Name a travel book by a woman.

INDEX

Italics indicate less important references to an author's work.