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 |48 pages

Burnes: Travels into Bokhara

chapter |58 pages

Parks: Wanderings of a Pilgrim

chapter |54 pages

Burton: Scinde; or, the Unhappy Valley

chapter |47 pages

Russell: My Diary in India

chapter |31 pages

From the Hon. F. H. Eden.

chapter |30 pages

Blunt: India Under Ripon