A classic of travel literature, this ostensibly lighthearted account of a Londoner's first ocean voyage also offers a journalistic report on the first successful passage through the Amazon River and its tributary, the Madeira, by an English tramp steamer. "Accurate and difficult to improve upon." - Peter Matthiessen.
Author Biography
British author and journalist Henry Major Tomlinson (1873-1958) was a lifelong Londoner noted for his anti-war and travel writing. His novels and short stories frequently portray life at sea.
