How many of these 'Stanfords Travel Classics' have you read?

A friend sent me some information earlier today about an interesting series of books called the “Stanfords Travel Classics,” and more than a few of you will be familiar with some of these titles.

Published by John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd., this series of books “feature some of the finest historical travel writing in the English language, with authors hailing from both sides of the Atlantic.”

In all, the series consists of 15 titles. Some of them you’ve probably heard of. Others are probably more obscure. Books in the series include the following titles:

1. Afoot in England by W.H. Hudson
2. Following the Equator by Mark Twain
3. Sailing Alone Around the World by Capt. Joshua Slocum
4. In Morocco by Edith Wharton
5. Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes by Robert Louis Stevenson

6. South! by Sir Ernest Shackleton
7. The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
8. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither by Isabella L. Bird
9. Camping and Tramping in Malaya by Ambrose B. Rathborne
10. An Inland Voyage by Robert Louis Stevenson

11. The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace
12. Travels in the Interior of Africa by Mungo Park
13. Italian Hours by Henry James
14. A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird
15. The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Henry Walter Bates

In the end, how many of these books have you had the chance to read? Which did you like or dislike? Which would you recommend and why? Let us know in the comments section below.

For more information about these books, visit www.johnbeaufoy.com/stanfords.html.