Letters From High Latitudes. By Lord Dufferin. Everyman's Library Edited By Ernest Rhys. Travel & Topography. London: J. M. Dent & Sons and New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. reprint 1940. Publisher's green cloth hardcover w/gilt spine titles. Several illustrations, plates, maps. xv, 252 pages. Measures 7"x 4 1/2".

 Being Some Account of a Voyage in 1856, In The Schooner Yacht "Foam," To Iceland, Jan Mayen, and Spitzbergen.

Letters From High Latitudes is a travel book written by Lord Dufferin in 1856, recounting the young lord's journey to Iceland, Jan Mayen and Spitzbergen in the schooner Foam. When Dufferin was only 15 his father died. In consequence he developed a very close relationship with his mother. In the course of the voyage Dufferin created a diary in the form of letters nominally written to his mother. On his return, Lord Dufferin used those letters to write a book about his travels entitled Letters From High Latitudes. With its irreverent style, lively pace, and witty commentary, the book became extremely successful. It can be regarded as the prototype of the comic travelogue. It remained in print for many years with editions published in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

CONDITION: Book is in very good+ condition. Intact. Pages are clean & bright. No musty or loose pages. Covers are primarily clean; a few minor soiling marks. Minor fading on spine. Hinges are solid. Not ex-library. From a smoke free home.

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