A very detailed and intimate description of the life, personal and tribal, of the Central Australian Aboriginals; their characteristics, beliefs and superstitions; their tools and weapons; together with a discussion of the results of their contacts with the whites, their present condition and their probable future. Dr Chewings writes with the authority of personal knowledge gained by long, patient and acute observation in his travels in Central Australia from 1881 into the 1930s. A major w...

Originally published 1912. A detailed and exciting record of sixteen years spent hunting African elephants and other big game. During ten of these years the author shot 447 bull elephants - a world record. Many of the earliest hunting books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

DAISY BATES: "As the years passed, I was more and more convinced that it was impossibleto leave these people, to be deaf to their appeal for human kindliness,and of the hopelessness of any movement except one of help and comfort tothe individual, and personal example. So savage and so simple, so muchastray and so utterly helpless were they, that somehow they became myresponsibility. All along the thousand miles of railway, there was noother...

A thrilling personal account of a hunting trip on the vast plains of South Africa. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Australia Twice Traversed is Ernest Giles's expansive account of his expeditions across the arid interior of the continent, especially the journeys of the 1870s through Central and Western Australia. Combining travel narrative, geographical observation, survival chronicle, and imperial adventure prose, the work records deserts, ranges, waterless marches, camel caravans, and encounters with Aboriginal peoples in a style at once factual, dramatic, and unmistakably Victorian. Its literary con...

The Golden Verses of Pythagorasby Florence M. FirthPythagoras of Samos (born between 580 and 572 BC, died between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian Greek mathematician and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. He is often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist; however some have questioned the scope of his contributions to mathematics and natural philosophy. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem, which bears his name. Known as “the fat...

In "A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53," Ellen Clacy presents a compelling and vivid account of her travels to the Australian goldfields during the height of the gold rush. Written in an accessible yet sophisticated narrative style, Clacy's work interweaves personal anecdotes with meticulous observations, creating a rich tapestry of life in a tumultuous period of Australian history. Her descriptions not only capture the fervor and chaos surrounding gold discovery b...

An early exploration briefly describes life with the Inuit peoples during the mid nineteenth century. Illustrated.

Unfolding in Western Australia this work is a true depiction of the days spent by Carnegie in that area. The adventures narrated in this work are unique and idiosyncratic as the experiences of the author are captured in their true essence. This amazing work monopolizes the reader's attention from the outset. Informative and enthralling!

"Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1" by T. L. Mitchell is a detailed account of the author's explorations in the Australian interior during the 19th century. Mitchell, an accomplished surveyor and explorer, meticulously documents his journeys through uncharted territories, providing insights into the geography, flora, and fauna of the region. His observations not only reflect the challenges faced during these expeditions but also highlight the beauty and vas...

I beg leave to dedicate this Volume to your Lordship, as a tribute justly due to the great Statesman who has ever had at heart the amelioration of the African race; and as a token of admiration of the beneficial effects of that policy which he has so long laboured to establish on the West Coast of Africa; and which, in improving that region, has most forcibly shown the need of some similar system on the opposite side of the Continent.

In one respect this work differs from its predecessors. The companion volumes were written by travellers to the lands which they described, but Australian Pictures are by an Australian resident. Hence, when praise is required, the author has often preferred to quote some traveller of repute rather than to state his own impressions. Thanks have to be given to the Government of Victoria, which kindly placed all its works at the disposal of the author. The official history of the aborigines c...