Description:
'Virtual Voyages' is a fascinating account of the European discovery of the elusive 'great south land' told through the literature of 'imaginary voyages'.
Review Quotes:
A genuine piece of innovative scholarship, it is produced with an impressive attention to detail and is enhanced by carefully chosen and beautifully reproduced illustrations.' --Peter Hulme, Professor in Literature, University of Essex; author of 'Colonial Encounters and Remnants of Conquest'; and editor of 'The Cambridge Companion to Travel Writing'