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Harvard Classics, Vol. 33
Voyages and Travels: Ancient and Modern.
Ancient and Modern
| These seven accounts move from the ancient fathers of historical prose Herodotus and Tacitus in Egypt and Germany, respectively, to the great Elizabethan explorers Drake, Gilbert and Raleigh as they colonize new lands. |
Contents
| NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001 |
- Herodotus
- Introductory Note
- An Account of Egypt
- Being the Second Book of His Histories Called Euterpe
- Translated by G. C. Macaulay
- Paras. 1–19
- Paras. 20–39
- Paras. 40–59
- Paras. 60–77
- Tacitus
- Introductory Note
- Translated by Thomas Gordon
- Germany
- Sir Francis Drake
- Introductory Note
- Sir Francis Drake Revived
- Edited by Philip Nichols
- Dedication
- The Dedicatory Epistle
- To the Courteous Reader
- Paras. 1–99
- Paras. 100–199
- Paras. 200–292
- Francis Pretty
- Sir Francis Drake’s Famous Voyage Round the World
- Captain Walter Bigges
- Introduction
- Drake’s Great Armada
- Edward Haies
- Introductory Note
- Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland
- Paras. 1–49
- Paras. 50–83
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- Introductory Note
- The Discovery of Guiana
- Dedication
- To the Reader
- Paras. 1–49
- Paras. 50–102