Bookshop Blog
Larger than Life - The Explorer Sir Richard Burton
Frequently described within his own lifetime as the most interesting figures of the nineteenth century, the explorer Sir Richard Burton was one of the greatest to come out of England.
Larger than Life - The Explorer Sir Richard Burton
Frequently described within his own lifetime as the most interesting figures of the nineteenth century, the explorer Sir Richard Burton was one of the greatest to come out of England.
Ernest Shackleton, a Tale of the Antarctic
'We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.' – Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Ernest Shackleton, a Tale of the Antarctic
'We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.' – Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Sir John Barrow - Unsung Champion of the Empire
Civil servant, naval secretary, developer, publicist, settler, author and all-round-adventurer John Barrow was understandably a man of many talents. Here we take a look at how these skills drove forward...
Sir John Barrow - Unsung Champion of the Empire
Civil servant, naval secretary, developer, publicist, settler, author and all-round-adventurer John Barrow was understandably a man of many talents. Here we take a look at how these skills drove forward...
Looking for Father Christmas - Robert Peary and...
Through the nineteenth century, interest in the North Polar region was stimulated by various reasons: exploration for a North-West Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, the search for the...
Looking for Father Christmas - Robert Peary and...
Through the nineteenth century, interest in the North Polar region was stimulated by various reasons: exploration for a North-West Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific, the search for the...
Henry Morton Stanley: 'Bula Matari'
From a workhouse in Wales to establishing one of the wealthiest countries in Africa, the story of Henry Stanley’s life (1841-1904) was as unlikely as anything in Victorian pulp fiction.
Henry Morton Stanley: 'Bula Matari'
From a workhouse in Wales to establishing one of the wealthiest countries in Africa, the story of Henry Stanley’s life (1841-1904) was as unlikely as anything in Victorian pulp fiction.
Great Explorers: James Bruce
The industrial revolution in the United Kingdom spawned a host of great British explorers - whether through wealth or technological advances. These included the Scotsman James Bruce who sought the...
Great Explorers: James Bruce
The industrial revolution in the United Kingdom spawned a host of great British explorers - whether through wealth or technological advances. These included the Scotsman James Bruce who sought the...