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Travels into print: exploration, writing, and publishing with John Murray, 1773 - 1859

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Exploration and narrative: travel, writing, publishing, and the house of Murray -- Undertaking travel and exploration: motives and practicalities -- Writing the truth: claims to credibility in exploration and narrative -- Explorers become authors: authorship and authorization -- Making the printed work: paratextual material, visual images, and book production -- Travel writing in the marketplace -- Assembling words and worlds.

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    London: The University of Chicago Press, 2015

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    1773-1900

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    • 9780226429533
    • 0226429539
    • 9780226233574

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