GREAT CITIES THROUGH TRAVELLERS EYES

Throughout history, intrepid men and women have related their experiences of the world’s great cities to bring them alive to those at home. The 38 cities covered in this anthology of travellers’ tales are spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, Cairo to Chicago, Lhasa to London, St Petersburg to Sydney and Rio to Rome. Introduced and contextualized by historian Peter Furtado, each account provides both a vivid portrait of a distant place and time and an insight into those who journeyed there.