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The Mentor: Egypt, the Land of Mystery, Serial No. 42 — Themes and Context
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9,743 recorded words. Selected by the catalog's stored reading-time estimate.
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The Mentor: Spain and Gibraltar, Vol. 1, Num. 31, Serial No. 31, September 15, 1913 — Themes and Context
Geography
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The Mentor: Among the Ruins of Rome, Vol. 1, Num. 46, Serial No. 46 — Context and Discussion
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Travel & Geography Archive: Public-Domain Narratives of Exploration and Culture
This archive holds 96 public-domain travel works from the 18th to early 20th centuries, crossing four overlapping subjects: travel narratives, geography, exploration, and places and peoples. The mix lets you compare firsthand accounts of the Arctic, Amazon, Asian empires, and American frontiers, or study the same region through different authors. You can enter chronologically, by region, or by literary form—from diaries and treatises to humorous travelogues. Each record gives bibliographic details, keywords, and a note on content and style, helping you find texts that match your interest in historical travel and geography.
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Travel Narratives
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Geography
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Exploration
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Places Peoples
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A Journey in Brazil — Background...
In Geography
In Tamal Land — A Reader’s Guide
In Geography
Studies in Greek Scenery, Legend...
In Geography
With Sack and Stock in Alaska — ...
In Geography
Journal of a Tour in the Years 1...
In Geography
Seeing America First, with the B...
In Geography
The Exeter Road: the story of th...
In Geography
The West Indies and the Spanish ...
In Places ...
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