A Sense of the World

this book seems to give a good picture about the following things i have never experienced: 1. being blind 2. living in the 19th century 3. being in the british navy 4. the nature of world travel before there was a world tourism industy 5. the nature of the medical profession in england in the 19th centu......more

An amazing biography on a little-known historical figure, John Holman. I think this blurb describes it best: "He was known simply as the Blind Traveler, a solitary, sightless adventurer who fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon and......more

I have read an amazing book about a blind traveler in the XIXth Century. Jason Roberts has done a priceless job in bringing this role-setting man to life again. The book is truly breathtaking. Holman’s adventures sound like very far-fetched fiction. It’s insane how he could travel the world alone at......more