Arlene W. Saxonhouse

Jun 7, 2024 | laphamsquarterly.org | Pico Iyer |Simon Winchester |Arlene W. Saxonhouse

Travel writing in English has always been a byproduct of Empire: the servants of Victoria scattering across the exotic corners of the globe, notebook in hand, with a sense of having been born to rule. These travelers went in the manner of gentleman farmers riding out to the farthest expanses of their estate so that they could see how their subjects were, and how they might even extend their terrain a little.