Eyewitnesses from History

A unique collection of eyewitness accounts from some of the greatest diarists and journal writers of the last two centuries. Experience first hand the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy; the discovery of the Victoria Falls; life in nineteenth century Rome, London, and Manchester; colonial life in Jamaica; and the search for the source of the White Nile.

Stories and accounts include:

• William Hamilton’s first-hand account of the eruption of Vesuvius from 1766.
• Charles Darwin’s account of his arrival at Bahia Blanca from his journal of his voyage on the Beagle.
• Charles Dickens account of his travels in Italy, including getting hopelessly lost on his way to a dinner party in Rome.
• Dr. David Livingstone’s account of his discovery of the Victoria falls.
• Henry Mayhew’s journals of working class people in Victorian London.
• Lady Nugent’s Jamaican Journal describing the crossing of the Rio Magno.
• Richard Burton’s account of finding Lake Tanganyika.
• Jerome Caminada’s account of his life as a Manchester detective.