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Christopher K. Brown - Encyclopedia of Travel Literature (ABC-Clio Literary Companions) - 9780874369403 - KEX0212541
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Encyclopedia of Travel Literature (ABC-Clio Literary Companions)

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Description for Encyclopedia of Travel Literature (ABC-Clio Literary Companions) Hardcover. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 687.

In the Encyclopedia of Travel Literature, an expert sketches the lives and achievements of explorers, adventurers, novelists, and poets from l450 to the present and describes, critiques, and quotes from their works.

Before visual media, readers learned about foreign countries, exotic realms, other peoples, and intrepid adventurers through travel writers. Here you'll read about Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, who died in 1817 on his return trip from Mecca and was buried still disguised as a Muslim; George Sand, who scandalized Europe by illegally wearing trousers and wrote a singularly interesting travel book; and Lord Byron, who fictionalized his Grand Tour in Childe ... Read more


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Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
ABC-CLIO England
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780874369403
SKU
KEX0212541
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2

About Christopher K. Brown
Christopher K. Brown is assistant professor of English literature at Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Reviews for Encyclopedia of Travel Literature (ABC-Clio Literary Companions)
"...compares favorably with similar reference sources ... it is thorough and detailed, yet accessible to the lay reader ... of special interest to subject specialists or historians; recommended for public and academic libraries." - Library Journal "...an excellent choice for small and medium-sized libraries that need biographical information in this area at a moderate price." - Booklist "Recommended for libraries ... Read more

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