ABSTRACT

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.

chapter |30 pages

Ross: A Voyage of Discovery and Research

chapter |26 pages

Kane: The US Grinnell Expedition

chapter |11 pages

Dickens: The Lost Arctic Voyagers

chapter |36 pages

Kane: The Second Grinnell Expedition

chapter |34 pages

M'Clintock: The Voyage of the Fox

chapter |32 pages

Markham: The Great Frozen Sea

chapter |19 pages

Melville: In the Lena Delta

chapter |19 pages

Peary: Northward over the 'Great Ice'

chapter |28 pages

Scott: The Voyage of the Discovery

chapter |25 pages

Peary: Nearest the Pole