'How is the mind agitated and bewildered, at being thus, as it were, placed on the borders of a new world!' - William Bartram 'Thus you see, dear sister, the ma

The eighteenth century witnessed the publication of an unprecedented number of voyages and travels, genuine and fictional. Within a genre distinguished by its d

This study re-examines the genre of Romantic travel writing through the perspective of women writers.

This book examines the relationship between Romantic writing and the rapidly expanding British Empire.

Surveying various works of travel literature, this text argues that travel writing redefines the myriad genres it often comprises.