British Travel Writers 1910 1939

Download or read book British Travel Writers, 1876-1909 written by Barbara Brothers and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 1997 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on British travel writers during a time when professionalism was increasingly the norm, including professional journalists, editors and correspondents accustomed to writing on contract and with deadlines. Includes discussion of scientific societies, which through their journals and meetings sought to encourage explorers to write for the general public as well. This was a period when many technical and economic innovations made travel easier, cheaper and safer.