Every now and again you need to go back and read a Trollope book or two. They are unexcelled for sharp amusement, intrigue, and just straight enjoyment, and inside the books you find things, such as New Zealand and kauri gum. Trollop also visited New Zealand in 1872 and wrote an account of his travels. You can read all about this in the attached article.
2nd Jan 2024 - Rare and Early Books
The 17th century Italian traveller, Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri, at around the age of 42 in 1693, decided he had
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Charles Toogood Downing was a young surgeon who visited China in the late 1830s, just before the first opium war
