Klassisk reiseskildring

Nobel Prize-winning author Canetti spent only a few weeks in Marrakesh, but it was a visit that would remain with him for the rest of his life. In The Voices of Marrakesh, he …

A volume in which rich and unexpected seams of precious materials await discovery' - The Guardian

In 1951 the Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston left grey, post-war London for Greece. Settling first on the tiny island of Kalymnos, then Hydra, their plan was …

Laurens Van Der Post shared a deep-rooted attachment to Europe, Africa and Japan, and this work is a testament to his commitment to writing and initiating cultural and political …

Den 3 juli 1734 påbörjade Carl Linnæus tillsammans med några ambitiösa Uppsalastudenter sin resa genom Dalarna. Linné skriver: "Här kan man se ... hur hon kan raffineras; se vad …

Isabelle Eberhardt (1877 1904) levde ett kort men intensivt och gränsöverskridande liv. Uppvuxen i Schweiz med ­rötter i den ryska aristokratin, flyttade hon som tjugoåring till …

A bibliophile’s journey through Dublin's rich heritage, storied lore, and lively craic: exploring bookshops, museums, and authors’ watering holes, offering an …

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is the moving follow-up to Laurie Lee's acclaimed Cider with RosieAbandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him, the young Laurie Lee walks …

«For min egen del reiser jeg ikke for å komme noe sted, men for å vandre. Jeg reiser for reisens skyld.» Høsten 1878 er den unge skotske forfatteren Robert Louis Stevenson preget …

In June 1862, Dostoevsky left Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Ostensibly making the trip to consult Western specialists about his epilepsy, he also wished to …