THE MODERN TRAVELLER
BY
H. B. and B. T. B.
Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”
EDWARD ARNOLD
37, Bedford Street, London
1898
A satirical cycle of comic poems voiced by a self-styled traveller who recounts episodic portraits of eccentric adventurers, botched expeditions, and social absurdities encountered abroad. The pieces parody conventional travel narratives, using concise verse, caricature, and dark wit to expose vanity, bravado, and commercial ambition; short lyrical chapters alternate anecdote, mock-heroic scenes, and pointed reflection, blending humorous narration with verse illustration.
BY
H. B. and B. T. B.
Authors of “More Beasts (For Worse Children)”
EDWARD ARNOLD
37, Bedford Street, London
1898