Author: Mrs. Charles MeredithPublisher: London : J. Murray
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Notes and Sketches of New South Wales during a residence in that Colony from 1839 to 1844
Author: Mrs. Charles MeredithPublisher: London : J. Murray
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Notes and Sketches of New South Wales
Author: Mrs. Charles MeredithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New South Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Travels Into Print
Author: Innes M. KeighrenPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226429539
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
The Age of Exploration and Discovery may well have started in the 15th century, but for the British, the 19th century saw the rise of the British Empire and an explosion in world travel. The travel narratives written during this century were profuse, and by some estimates more travel narratives were written during the first half of the 19th century than in all preceding centuries. These accounts tell of wondrous zoological and botanical finds, of topography never before imagined, and of exotic peoples as well. At the time, there was one publisher, John Murray, known for its utter domination of the travel narrative field. The caliber and profile of their list was known throughout the UK and Europe, and into the US as well. The authors of the house included Jane Austen, Lord Byron, Washington Irving, and Sir Walter Scott. And in its list of travel writing and exploration, the house boasted the authors Charles Darwin and Charles Lyell. Murray s name became as synonymous with travel writing and exploration as it was with literary giants. Travels into Print is a tour through the archives and files of the House of Murray, and marvelous expedition in the geography of travel and exploration writing, knowledge, and reception in the 19th century. Rather than focusing on narratives of a particular region, or scientific area of interest, or particular period, the work uses a source that cuts across all of these areas, the publisher. Steeped in book files, and correspondence about edits, and revisions, sent between Murray and his staff and explorers, the book addresses the ways in which the texts were written, the role of truth in the accounts, correspondence as a form of production, and the writings as travel documents. This is a wonderful history of the book, told from the perspective of a legendary book and author maker. "
Reading the Garden
Author: Katie HolmesPublisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
ISBN: 0522851150
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
"Whether a small plot in the backyard of an inner-urban home or a capital city's sprawling botanic garden, Australians have long desired a patch of dirt to plough or enjoy. 'Reading the garden' explores our deep affection for gardens and gardening and illuminates their numerous meanings and uses from European settlement to the late twentieth century."--Cover.
Empire and Environmental Anxiety
Author: J. BeattiePublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230309062
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
A new interpretation of imperialism and environmental change, and the anxieties imperialism generated through environmental transformation and interaction with unknown landscapes. Tying together South Asia and Australasia, this book demonstrates how environmental anxieties led to increasing state resource management, conservation, and urban reform.
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors
Author: S. Austin AlliboneCritical Dictionary of English Literature, and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin AllibonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
Book Description
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Samuel Austin AllibonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
Book Description
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century by S. Austin Allibone
Author: A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased
Author: Samuel Austin AllibonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description