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Great-Heart
by Daniel HendersonGreat-Heart is the life story of American President Theodore Roosevelt Written by Daniel Henderson. The work has been approached from the viewpoint of one who was not a partisan; of one disposed to be critical; of one who, however, viewing Roosevelt’s career as a whole, was so moved by its grandeur that he became impelled to play what par..
American Notes for General Circulation
by Charles DickensAmerican Notes for Circulation is Dickens views on the American Society of his days. He traveled depth of many cities North America and Canada and his observations and comparisons over British Society was not well received by Americans as they thought it was too vivid and unfair. His criticism such as ill-manners, familiarity with strangers were th..
The Uncommercial Traveller
by Charles DickensOn successfully attaining his commercial goals, Dickens founded a journal and he himself was the main contributor to it writing many things without any chronology or limiting to any category. Perhaps his journal All the Year Round can be compared as Dickens' modern day blog, writing his observations on his life at England and travels to many part o..
Floor Games
by H. G. WellsWells thought the raw materials available in the local stores were just not enough for creative kids to play thrilling games. Rather he guided his sons to develop two interesting games. Game of wonderful islands comprising of various imaginative geographies with floor as the sea. Twin cities is a game in which the kids can create many enginee..
Little Wars
by H. G. WellsH. G. Wells Little Wars is a book of game with set of rules followed by his earlier work Floor Games. While it will be more interesting to play it as a game, the real war is the worst artificial calamities which can be avoided by mankind. While the elementary level of the game is simple rules of movement and firing with set timings, an extension of..
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
by Robert Louis StevensonIn an attempt to distance himself from an affair with American woman and to explore materials for his publications, Stevenson traveled in the mountains of south-western France with Modestine, a Donkey as his companion. This classic outdoor literature Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes was the first to mention about sleeping bags. Though the Ceve..
An Inland Voyage
by Robert Louis StevensonStevenson narrates his travel through Belgium, France in his travel literature An Inland Voyage. Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson, a friend of Stevenson was a companion in the travel and both of them had to face many hurdles including getting a jail term. Along-with An Inland Voyage, he wrote many such works like Travels with a Donkey in the Céven..
The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
by Jules VerneThe Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century is second volume of Jules Verne non-fiction series Celebrated Travels and Travellers. Written in two parts, Part I details Astronomers and Cartographers, Voyages of 18th century, Captain Cook's Predecessors and three Voyages of Captain Cook. Part II details French,African, American and Asian explorers...