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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Samuel Johnson is without a doubt the travel writing genre's most well-known and much-debated work (1775). But this chapter mostly focuses on Johnson's previous A Voyage to Abyssinia and just briefly mentions his travels in Scotland (1735). The book contains Johnson's most in-depth reflection on the function and ethics of the traveler, although he never visited Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia), an...

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A husband that doth not like his wife may easily find means to make the marriage void, and, what is worse, may dismiss the second wife with less difficulty than he took her, and return to the first, so that marriages in this country are only for a term of years, and last no longer than both parties are pleased with each other... -from "The Manner of Eating in Abyssinia, Their Dress, Their Hospitality, and Traffic" What makes this 17th-century ...

A 17th-century work by a Portuguese priest who spent nine years as a missionary in Abyssinia. This unique work of both travel and religious writing examines the customs, dress, and hospitality of a truly ancient and alien civilization. This publication from Boomer Books is specially designed and typeset for comfortable reading.

A 17th-century work by a Portuguese priest who spent nine years as a missionary in Abyssinia. This unique work of both travel and religious writing examines the customs, dress, and hospitality of a truly ancient and alien civilization.

A 17th-century work by a Portuguese priest who spent nine years as a missionary in Abyssinia. This unique work of both travel and religious writing examines the customs, dress, and hospitality of a truly ancient and alien civilization.