The Sea and the Jungle (Marlboro Travel) - Softcover

Tomlinson, H M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810160110 ISBN 13: 9780810160118

Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 1996

Synopsis

Considered a masterpiece of travel literature for nearly a century, The Sea and the Jungle is a wise and witty book of firsts: ostensibly a light-hearted story of a Londoner's first ocean voyage, it is also a carefully crafted journalistic account of the first successful ascent of the Amazon River and its tributary, the Madeira, by an English steamer. One rainy morning in November 1909, Henry Major Tomlinson bid farewell to his family and set off to find his berth as purser aboard the Capella, where he would spend many storm-driven days until landfall at Para on the Brazilian coast. But his travels had only begun, as the steamer continued its journey 2,000 miles up the Amazon. Encountering tiny jungle villages and exotic flora and fauna of awesome beauty and ferociousness - the meddlesome insect life in particular attracted his attention - Tomlinson recorded all he saw in cleverly humorous style: never condescending, but always aware of the inherent inappropriateness of his presence in this strange land.

About this title

About the Author:

Henry Major Tomlinson (21 June 1873 5 February 1958) was a British writer and journalist. He was known for anti-war and travel writing, novels and short stories, especially of life at sea."

About this edition

• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0810160110
• ISBN 13: 9780810160118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258