Evening journal., 1902-06-06
BOOKS OF TRAVEL IN LIBRARY
Works Of Interest TO Those Going Abroad
or Who Voyage in Imagination

or Who Voyage in Imagination
with the greatly increased transpor-
tation facilities OF modern times, a.
larger and larger number of people at
some period of their lives spend some
time in foreign travel. Many other
persons greatly wish to go abroad, but
never find the leisure or means to un-
dertake the journey. At the same
time their interest in travel is no less
than that of those who actually cross
| the sea, Though they are compelled to
limit their travels to the imaginary
ones taken in the books they read. One
result of this revival of the nomadic
habit has been a growing interest in
books Of travel, and corresponding
increase in the production of works to
Inject this demand This section of the
4 Wilmington Institute Free Library has
always been fairly we'll stocked, and
1.-THE last year has seen the addition of
la large number of books of travel TO
meet the constantly increasing de-
mands made upon It,
b Obviously. in the limits of a news
paper article a complete list of the
books of travel in the library
Icannot be given. Mention of
some of the most recent accessions in
this class. however, will not be without
interest to prospective travellers
! whether In ships or in dreams.
One of the most useful books to be
read by one about TO go abroad is w.
j. Rolfes 'fSatchel Guide for the Vaca-
ton Tourist in Europe" The 1902
J. edition OF this compact Itinerary has
just been added to the library This
little hook, by the way is probably
the most valuable single work for the
( European traveller to take with him.
Another hook somewhat similar in
scope to the foregoing lis the late
I Grant Aliens European Tour" 1t is
said that Americans can, without fail
be recognized abroad by natives. if not
otherwise. by the Baedeker which they
D always carry The library already had
partial set of these standard and in
dispensable guide-bOOks, and they have
+ been largely read by library borrowers
- BY recent purchase the set has been
made nearly complete with the very
latest editions. 1t may safely be claim
ed that no similar works in any Ian
guage contain more complete detailed
and accurate information than do ths
BaedelSer guides. Other travel books
are more picturesque and interesting
q but all must give way to Baedeker fol
trustworthiness and comprehensive
ness. The countries and cities covered
by these guides in the library ar'
Great Britain. London, Paris, Belgium
and Holland Spain and Portugal Aus
ltria. Germany. 1.-TWO parts), Switzer
land and Italy, (three parts). Their
are also Baedekcrs on Canada and thi
United States.
-Four other series of boOSs-t'hes
more for general reading-have recent
ly been added to the library. These ar
Our European Neighbors" in five vol
n umes; Highways and Byways,' il
Z six or seven volumes; Bell
,e Cathedral's Series in abOu
" thirty volumes and Stanford
y Compendium of Geography an
ID Travel" the new editions, in twelv
" volumes. All of these series are as We
incomplete and orders are outstandin
10 for all the volumes as published.
n Large portions Of the volumes q
y "Onr European Neighbors" series ar
ID devoted to country life and the life @
ct the common people. The writer's @
m the Highways and Byways' books
= too, have got away from the towns an
the beaten tracks of travel. In tn
Bells Cathedral Series" an introduC
VI tory volume gives an itinerary OF th
English cathedrals and the remainin
volumes are devoted. one to each of th
ut cathedrals. abbey churches and minis
ters OF Great Britain. StanfOrds Con
lpendium of Geography and Travel
covers the entire world, and as a wOr
m Of reference is one of the most salts
factory of recent geographical publica
al tions. It's maps especially are yer
fine
in If one in imagination or reality WEI
to visit Europe. landing first at Queens
mt town. he should read. in addition
his guide books, Clifton Johnson's "lsl
OF the Shamrock" and Stephe
IS Gwynn's Highways and Byways
Donegal and Antrim" Passing ov'
as to Wales. A. G. Bradley's Highway
and Byways in North Wales" will il
crease his pleasure. II the district ne'
ice visited lis that of the English lakes, O
at will find the books on this region s
.e numerous as TO make il difficult
@ choose. The visitor should at lea!
,ce look at Canon II. ID. Rawnsley's Iii
lpt and Nature at the English Lakes. nj
in Literary Associations Of the Englis
nd Lakes" 2v., and A. G. Bradley's "Higl
VS. Nofo anu bA NdA = III the A4dht AtloAt ~
II Scotland next claims his attentio
he will find interest in c. M. Taylo
Jr.'s. British Isles Through an Opei
tho Glass" and John Geddie's "Romant
~bt Edinburgh"
m Returning to England he can nal
vss the tour OF the cathedrals. If eccles
astical architecture interests him mos
following the Itinerary" in Bells S
ries. Or. if he prefers a coaching tri
the he may do il in A. V. Honeyman
il Bright Days in Merrie England"
le. his fancy leads him in quieter way