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 |44 pages

Madden: Travels

chapter |37 pages

Pardoe: The City of the Sultan

chapter |24 pages

Porter: Five Years in Damascus

chapter |22 pages

Dixon: The Holy Land

chapter |30 pages

Palgrave: Arabian Travels

chapter |27 pages

Tristram: The Land of Israel

chapter |21 pages

Mounsey: Mount Ararat

chapter |21 pages

Oliphant: The Land of Gilead

chapter |28 pages

Hogarth: Wandering in the Levant

chapter |20 pages

Ramsay: Everyday Life in Turkey

chapter |29 pages

Haggard: A Winter Pilgrimage