Books on Topic: 'Asia'

LibriVox volunteers bring you eleven recordings of Nippon by Alfred Noyes. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of June 9th, 2007.

This book follows the story of a young British officer during the First Burmese War, a conflict that proved far more challenging than initially antici...

The Travels of Marco Polo is a 13th-century travelogue that describes the travels of Marco Polo through Asia, Persia, China, and Indonesia between 127...

Thomas Stevens' "Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 2" chronicles the latter half of his groundbreaking circumnavigation by bicycle. This volume focu...

This November 1896 edition of National Geographic Magazine delves into the geopolitical complexities of South Africa, specifically the Witwatersrand g...

'The Travels of Marco Polo', originally titled 'Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East', recounts the e...

Jules Verne's "Celebrated Travels and Travellers, vol. 3" delves into the pioneering expeditions and discoveries of the 19th century. The book chronic...

In 1890, two young Americans embarked on an extraordinary journey around the world on bicycles. Their travels took them through remote and exotic land...

This book is a collection of letters written by Amy Carmichael, a renowned Protestant missionary, during her fifteen months in Japan in the late 19th...

Ibn Battuta's 'Travels' is a firsthand account of the renowned Moroccan explorer's journeys across vast swathes of the 14th-century world. It offers a...

Cale Young Rice's "Song-Surf" is a collection of poems that explores the author's experiences and reflections during his journey to Asia, particularly...

Cale Young Rice's "Many Gods" is a collection of poems inspired by the author's journeys across Asia. The poems explore themes of Eastern culture, rel...

Rupert Tremorne, a man who has tasted both fortune and misfortune, finds himself stranded in Nagasaki, burdened by debt and a bleak future. His only h...

This book delves into the history, culture, and civilization of East Asia and the Pacific Islands. It explores the rich traditions, art, and literatur...

'Coloured Stars' presents a selection of fifty love poems from across Asia, translated into English by Edward Powys Mathers. This collection offers a...

This volume covers a pivotal period in world history, from 1300 to 1438 AD. It delves into the rise and fall of empires, the devastating impact of the...

Esta obra, publicada en 1298, relata las aventuras de Marco Polo durante sus viajes a través de Asia. El libro describe en detalle las regiones visita...

Cuentos del continente oscuro es una colección de historias de aventuras ambientadas en África y Asia, que siguen las aventuras de dos caballeros ingl...

Ce volume explore l'époque de la Renaissance et de la Réforme en Europe, en s'intéressant également aux événements contemporains en Afrique, en Asie e...

Edward Powys Mathers was a British poet and translator, who specialized in Asiatic poetry. He is best known for his translations of The Garden of Brig...

This small collection of ballads by the German poet and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is based on German and other European and Asian legends....

Parker Thomas Moon's *Imperialism and World Politics* delves into the complex web of imperial ambitions and rivalries that shaped the world in the ear...