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Classic journey from London to Singapore by Land Rover.

In 1927, Paul Morand -- a French diplomat and noted European author -- made two extended trips to the Caribbean, Latin America and the American South. Published in 1929, his travel account begins as a diary about his experience of Venezuela, Curacao, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Haiti, Trinidad, Jamaica and Cuba and ends with a lengthy essay on Mexico.

Biography of Oxford Classics don who led intriguing life.

Beatrice Teissier explores Britain's travellers the eyes of visitors, consuls and other observers who travelled from the Black Sea coast to the Caucasus mountain chains, to Chechnya, Dagestan and even the Caspian.

An inspiring memoir of an educationalist, drawing on experiences from abroad and at home

A colourful account of this enigmatic country's landscapes and people

A modern adaptation of a beloved classic that sees the Wonderland characters going on a day-trip on the London Underground

The Stranger's Homecoming is a love story to Portugal, but also a poignant tale of exile

Considers the remarkable literary phenomenon of bad poetry down the ages and the remarkable chutzpah of its practitioners

This collection, which includes material hitherto difficult to access, will be an essential tool for all students of the history, international relations and contemporary politics of an increasingly critical region on the interface of Europe and the Middle East.

Wear a Mask!, echoing Anthony Fauci's memorable plea for collective action, provides a striking visual record of how Oxford's population reacted to an unprecedented public health crisis and turned face masks into a powerful expression of identity.

What this book reveals is that even in one house, this wealth fuelled an extraordinary range of political and cultural activity. Maristow House, as Malcolm Cross explains, remains a portal through which to appreciate economic and social change on a much larger canvas.

A recovered lost classic of women's travel writing: Atkinson travelled more than 40,000 miles through the unknown wastes of Siberia and Central Asia

A celebration of the sea in poetry and painting

Vickers present previously unpublished essays that offer new perspectives on the underlying nature of pan-Albanianism, its aspirations and the post-Cold War dynamics of the Albanian world. These remain serious, unresolved problems in the region at the present time.

Where did the custom of duelling originate, and why did it spread so quickly all over Europe and the Americas?

Comprehensive history of Northern Albania

The twentieth anniversary of the Countryside & Rights of Way (CRoW) Act in 2020 provides a good opportunity to look back on the doughty band of campaigners who fought for so long to give ramblers their cherished right to roam.

Both a personal travelogue and a reflection on travel and travellers in Yemen, The Camel's Neighbour offers a unique window into the country and provides a context and alternative to the often dehumanising stories of conflict and crisis.

Stretching from the Volga River to the Caspian Sea, the Great Steppe is a vast region as mysterious today as it was a thousand years ago.

Amusing take on Oxford by award-winning comic writer Richard O. Smith and Korky Paul, illustrator of the multi-million selling Winnie the Witch series.

Memoir of a British Officer who served as a secret operative during WWII in German-occupied Balkans that paints a vivid picture of Albania as it was torn apart by the Nazis and Communist partisans.

Humorous look at life in Oxford including bizarre university rituals and cycling incidents

Tells the untold story of the architect behind Britain's National Parks, John Dower

Quite Quintessential tells the story of a journey as epic as it was arbitrary and casts light on the strange world of obsessive walking.