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  2. List of travel books - Wikipedia

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    The book then moves on to Cyrus' Greek troops travels through Asia Minor back home to Greece. Lucian of Samosata (c. 125 – after c. 180) True History – documents a fantastic voyage that parodies many mythical travels recounted by other authors, such as Homer; considered to be among the first works of science fiction. Pausanias (fl. 2nd century)

  3. Travel literature - Wikipedia

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    A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place, designed for the use of visitors or tourists". [44] An early example is Thomas West's guide to the English Lake District, published in 1778. [45] Thomas West, an English priest, popularized the idea of walking for pleasure in his guide to the Lake District of 1778. In the ...

  4. Paul Theroux - Wikipedia

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    Paul Theroux. from the BBC programme Bookclub, September 1, 2013. [1] Paul Edward Theroux (/ θəˈruː /; [2] born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films.

  5. Colin Thubron - Wikipedia

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    Colin Thubron. Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron CBE FRSL FRAS (born 14 June 1939) is a British travel writer and novelist. [1] In 2008, The Times ranked him among the 50 greatest postwar British writers. [2] He is a contributor to The New York Review of Books, [3] The Times, The Times Literary Supplement and The New York Times.

  6. Travels with Charley - Wikipedia

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    Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. It depicts a 1960 road trip around the United States made by Steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle Charley. Steinbeck wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country because he made his living writing about it.

  7. Dervla Murphy - Wikipedia

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    Dervla Murphy (28 November 1931 – 22 May 2022) was an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books, writing for more than 50 years. Murphy is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

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