North America, Central America

In her heyday, renowned essayist Agnes Repplier was one of the most influential literary voices in the United States. In the engaging volume Americans and Others, Repplier turns her trademark wit and …

Following in the footsteps of countless emigrants, Jonathan Raban takes ship for New York from Liverpool, to explore how succeeding generations of newcomers have fared in America. He finds a country …

Navigating the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans, Jonathan Raban opens himself to experience the river in all her turbulent and unpredictable old glory. Going wherever the current tak …

The Maya created one of the most dazzling civilizations on earth, famed for its art, astronomy, mathematics and mythology, and its deep, metaphysical fascination with the mystery of time. Though it c …

Travel with David Reynolds as he sets off to explore route US Route 50, one of the few remaining two-lane highways running right across the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Driving as …

In her groundbreaking work, ‘A Trip to Cuba, ‘ Julia Ward Howe takes readers on a vivid and immersive journey through the exotic landscapes and bustling cities of Cuba. Written in a descriptive and n …

The Awkward Age Henry James – The Awkward Age is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in Harper’s Weekly in 1898-1899 and then as a book later in 1899.Making her debut in London societ …

Man and Wife Wilkie Collins – The novel has a complex plot, which is common in Collins’s work.[3] In the Prologue, a selfish and ambitious man casts off his wife in order to marry a wealthier and bet …

Roughing It – Mark Twain – Roughing It follows the travels of young Mark Twain through the Wild West during the years 18611867. After a brief stint as a Confederate cavalry militiaman, he joined his …

Wings of the Dove Henry James – The Wings of the Dove is a 1902 novel by Henry James. It tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the pe …