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Richard Halliburton's Complete book of marvels
640 pages
A breathless, wide-eyed romp across the globe that captures the pure, unadulterated romance of early twentieth-century exploration.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting beside a charismatic, endlessly energetic explorer as he unrolls a map of the world and points out its greatest treasures. The pace is brisk and bounding, leaping from the peaks of the Alps to the depths of the Grand Canyon with an infectious, breathless enthusiasm. There is a deeply nostalgic, sun-drenched mood that permeates every chapter, wrapping the reader in the pure romance of a bygone era of travel. The prose is exuberant and conversational, designed to spark awe and boundless curiosity rather than provide dry geographical facts. It will utterly delight armchair travelers, history buffs, and anyone who harbors a secret, youthful yearning to pack a single bag and set off into the great unknown.
- Mood
- awe-struck
- adventurous
- nostalgic
- sun-drenched
- Tone
- enthusiastic
- earnest
- romantic
- breathless
- conversational
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the romance of travel · historical wonder · boundless curiosity · the thrill of discovery · youthful adventure
- The writing
- Exuberant, highly descriptive, and conversational, reading like a charismatic explorer telling grand tales by a fire.
- The arc
- Moves from wide-eyed anticipation to a soaring, breathless appreciation of the world's grandest sights.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave old-school, romanticized travelogues and possess a deep, nostalgic yearning for a world that still felt vast and unexplored.
Content notes
- dated cultural attitudes
- colonialist perspectives
About the book
Illustrated lining-papers.
First issued in two separate volumes: Richard Hallibruton's Book of marvels, the Occident, published 1937, and Richard Halliburton's Second book of marvels, the Orient, published 1938.
Description from Open Library.
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