Explore Exploration

10 Books

11 Authors

Representative Books

Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People — Text and Context Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903
Two Dianas in Somaliland: The Record of a Shooting Trip — Story, Setting & Ideas Herbert, Agnes, 1873-1960
In the Far East A Narrative of Exploration and Adventure in Cochin-China, Cambodia, Laos, and Siam — A Reader’s Guide Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891

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The Isle of Vanishing Men: A Narrative of Adventure in Cannibal-land — Inside the Classic Alder, W. F. (William Fisher), 1886-1956
On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 1 (of 2) — Background and Themes Burnaby, Fred, 1842-1885
Cannibal-land: Adventures with a camera in the New Hebrides — Themes and Context Johnson, Martin, 1884-1937
The Land of Fetish — A Closer Reading Ellis, A. B. (Alfred Burdon), 1852-1894
The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration, Vol. 1 — Reading Notes Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
The Pampas and Andes: A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America — Text and Context Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes), 1837-1902, Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1836-1908 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Authors Represented

Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903 1 book Herbert, Agnes, 1873-1960 1 book Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 1 book Alder, W. F. (William Fisher), 1886-1956 1 book Burnaby, Fred, 1842-1885 1 book Johnson, Martin, 1884-1937 1 book Ellis, A. B. (Alfred Burdon), 1852-1894 1 book Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 1 book

Exploration - eBooks

10 Books found

Exploration

This category currently contains 10 active public-domain works in the catalogue. The overview on this page is based on the books currently assigned to Exploration, so its counts and examples stay aligned with the live catalogue.

Subjects represented in this category

Frequently represented source subjects include Africa, West -- Description and travel, Turkey -- Description and travel, Horn of Africa -- Description and travel, Hunting -- Horn of Africa, Indochina -- Description and travel, and New Guinea -- Description and travel. These subject labels come from the source metadata attached to the books and are intended as browsing aids rather than exhaustive descriptions.

Reading scope

Among books with measurable source text, lengths range from approximately 35,971 to 143,660 words, with a median of about 78,019 words. These figures describe reading scope only and are not quality rankings.

Examples from the current catalogue

On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 1 (of 2) — Background and Themes

Source-text length: approximately 78,445 words.

Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People — Text and Context

Source-text length: approximately 78,019 words.

Two Dianas in Somaliland: The Record of a Shooting Trip — Story, Setting & Ideas

Source-text length: approximately 87,962 words.

Classification notes

Category assignment is used to make the collection easier to browse. A work may overlap with other subjects, periods, or forms of writing, so the category should be read as a navigational classification rather than a definitive literary judgment.