Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Step ashore in another century and wander a chain of coral islands where the light, sea and sky appear almost unreal. In Bermuda: An Idyl of the Summer Islands, poet and traveller Julia C. R. Dorr turns her keen Victorian eye to Bermuda island scenery, tracing languid days of harbour views, blossoming lanes and hushed, starlit beaches. Every page breathes salt air. Written as a poetic travel narrative rather than a mere guide, this Victorian travelogue book lingers on colour, fragrance and sound, offering seaside nature descriptions that make readers feel the trade winds and turquoise shallows from their own chair.At once observant and romantic, Dorr’s reflections capture Victorian era Bermuda before mass tourism, blending gentle social observation with the rapture of a romantic island escape reading experience. Her voice, one of the notable Victorian women travel writers from the United States, brings a rare, personal tone to old Bermuda travel writing, making it ideal for armchair travel readers, lovers of classic island travel books and anyone seeking a graceful gift book for travellers or a distinctive addition to a classic travel literature collection.Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, Bermuda: An Idyl of the Summer Islands is restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure, this handsome edition preserves a luminous chapter of nineteenth-century travel writing and the timeless charm of Bermuda’s shorelines.
