Letters from High Latitudes
by Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Letters from High Latitudes" by Lord Dufferin is a travel book written in 1856, recounting his voyage to Iceland, Jan Mayen, and Spitzbergen aboard the schooner Foam. Written as diary entries in the form of letters to his mother, the book captures adventures through volcanic plains, geysers, and Arctic islands with irreverent humor and lively wit. Its comic style made it extraordinarily successful, remaining in print for decades and translated into multiple languages, establishing it as the prototype of the comic travelogue.
- Iceland
- Arctic regions
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #3701. Letters from High Latitudes on Wikipedia.
