South America

It began with an advertisement in The Times: ‘Leaving England June, to explore rivers Central Brazil, if possible ascertain fate Colonel Fawcett; abundance game, big and small; exceptional fishing; r …

Ronald Wright’s journey through Peru is simultaneously an account of the country’s proud Inca heritage and of the modern mestizo nation – its two worlds. Beginning in Cajamarca, where Spain first def …

The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton – Hailed by Thomas Jefferson as the best commentary on the principles of government which was ever written, The Federalist Papers is a collection of eighty-fi …

The Descent of Man and Other Stories Edith Wharton – Edith Wharton was one of the most famous American authors of the early 20th century. Whartons writings were known for their witty presentation on …

Typee – Herman Melville – Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published in early part of 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic …

Traveller Dervla Murphy and her nine-year-old daughter Rachel, accompanied by an endearing mule named Juana, clambered the length of Peru with only the most basic supplies to sustain them, spending m …

Abruptly expelled from his farm in Ecuador at the age of sixty-two, Moritz Thomsen indulges in that saddest of pleasures – travel – taking a trip to Brazil and ultimately a journey up the great Amazo …

Sister Carrie: A Novel Theodore Dreiser – Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser about a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream by …

For four minutes and fifty-two seconds, the night became a thing that he pounded with his fist…Every year, at the height of summer, the remote Argentinian village of Laborde holds the prestigious n …

Discover Bolivia with the most incisive andentertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to swim with pink riverdolphins, cycle the world’s most dangerous road, or follow in the footsteps of …