Late in the sixteenth century the Spaniards made several voyages in search of a continent in the southern part of the great Pacific Ocean. Alvara Mendana de Neyra, starting in 1568 from the west coast of South America and following about the sixth degree southern latitude, found the Solomon Islands, which he took for parts of the desired continent. In 1595 he undertook another voyage, keeping a more southerly course, and discovered the Queen Charlotte Islands; the largest of these, Nitendi...

"Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific" by Felix Speiser is an insightful account of the author's experiences living among the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands. Speiser, an anthropologist, immerses himself in the daily lives, customs, and traditions of the native communities, providing a vivid portrayal of their culture. His observations reveal the complexities of their social structures and the impact of external influences on their way of life. The narrative is rich ...

This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSIntroductionI. Nouméa and Port VilaII. Maei, Tongoa, Epi and MalekulaIII. The Segond Channel—Life on a PlantationIV. Recruiting for NativesV. VaoVI. Port Olry and a “Sing-Sing”VII. SantoVIII. Santo (continued)—PygmiesIX. Santo (continued)—PigsX. Climbing Santo PeakXI. AmbrymXII. PentecosteXIII. Aoba

The works of Jules Verne in one giant collection with an active table of contents.Works include:20,000 Leagues Under the SeasAll Around the MoonAn Antarctic MysteryAround the World in Eighty DaysDick Sand - A Captain at FifteenEight Hundred Leagues on the AmazonThe English at the North PoleFive Weeks in a BalloonFrom the Earth to the MoonThe Fur CountryGodfrey MorganIn the Year 2889A Journey to the Interior of the EarthThe Master of the WorldThe Moon-VoyageThe Mysterious IslandOff on a CometT...

In this collection you will find : 19 classics Novels -From the Earth to the Moon -Five Weeks in a Balloon -20,000 Leagues Under the Sea -Around the World in Eighty Days -Michael Strogoff, or The Courier of the Czar -The Mysterious Island -The Survivors of the Chancellor -A Journey into the Center of the Earth -The Underground City -Dick Sands the Boy Captain -Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon -Godfrey Morgan -Robur the Conqueror -Ticket No. "9672" -In the Year 2889 -Facing the Flag -An ...

The Jules Verne Anthology contains 45 individual works by Jules Verne, the peerless master of science fiction.Included are 29 complete novels from the celebrated series "Voyages Extraordinaires" (such as 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' and 'Round the World in 80 Days'), plus 6 more entire novels, 9 rare short stories, and also Jules Verne's magisterial historical work detailing the lives of the great Explorers of the World.There are many works in this anthology that ha...

Four iconic novels of adventure, science, and fantasy from a master storyteller far ahead of his time.In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a monster wreaks havoc in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The US government sends a French marine biologist, his servant, and a Canadian harpoonist to take care of the problem. But instead of a mythic beast, the team finds the submarine Nautilus and its fearsome helmsman, Captain Nemo.Around ...

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre in Europe. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Many of his novels involve elements of technology that were fantastic for the day but later became commonplace. This collection includes: 1.Around the World in 80 Days 2.Twenty T...

In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant ON the 26th of July, 1864, a magnificent yacht was steaming along the North Channel at full speed, with a strong breeze blowing from the N. E. The Union Jack was flying at the mizzen-mast, and a blue standard bearing the initials E. G., embroidered in gold, and surmounted by a ducal coronet, floated from the topgallant head of the main-mast.

TO THE READER. - What this book wants is not a simple Preface but an apology, and a very brilliant and convincing one at that. Recognising this fully, and feeling quite incompetent to write such a masterpiece, I have asked several literary friends to write one for me, but they have kindly but firmly declined, stating that it is impossible satisfactorily to apologise for my liberties with Lindley Murray and the Queen's English

Racked with fever, virtually broke and earning a precarious living through sending back to London the plumes of beautiful birds, Wallace (1823-1913) ultimately became one of the most heroic and admirable of all scientist-explorers. Whether living with Hill Dyaks or hunting Orang-Utans or sailing on a junk to the unbelievably remote Aru islands, Wallace opens our eyes to a now long vanished world.Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the cen...

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1885 edition by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, London.This edition contains illustrations. The original edition included 2 large maps which are available as a free download.Joseph Thomson (14 February 1858 - 2 August 1895) was a Scottish geologist and explorer who played an important part in the Scramble for Africa. Upon his return he gave an account of his experiences at a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society in November 1884. Hi...