The well bred Victorian was a well traveled Victorian... Here are some Victorian glimpses of the world beyond Britain (including some intriguing views of that brash young upstart country, America...) Plus, some glimpses of historic British locations as they looked more than 100 years ago.

British Travel

Girls' Own Paper - 1886-1887

Greek and Roman Art at the British Museum, by E.F. Bridell-Fox

Girls' Own Paper - 1888-1889

Interesting Monuments of Distinguished Women

The tomb of Queen Eleanor in Westminster Abbey.

Interesting Monuments of Distinguished Women

The monument of Lady Idonea, called the "Percy Shrine."

World Travel/World Cultures

Girls' Own Paper - 1880 (Vol. 1)

Hindu Women

A typically Victorian, but still compassionate, look at the women of India.

Girls' Own Paper - 1880-1881 (Vol. 2)

French School-girls

Weddings of the World: A Wedding in Egypt, by A.H. Hall

Weddings of the World: A Wedding in China, by A.H. Hall

Girls' Own Paper - 1881-1882

First Impressions of a German Girl in England, and Notes on Girl-Life in Germany

Plus "Life in a German Parish."

Summer in Muskoka, the Free Grant District of Canada, by Julia Lawrason

Girls' Own Paper - 1882-1883

An Armenian Girl's Betrothal and Marriage

The Colonies and Dependencies of Great Britain, by Mrs. Brewer

A hypothetical "tour" of the various colonies and dependencies of Great Britain, with the aim to educate would-be travelers to these destinations.

The Girl's Own

Accounts of travels by some of GOP's young readers.

Hints to Travelers, by Ruth Daney

What to pack, what to wear, what to expect when traveling in Victorian days.

A Lady's Journey to Texas, and Back Again, by Julia Conron

This is a delightful four-part series detailing a British lady's adventures as she and her husband try to establish a ranch in Texas. The series concludes in the 1883-1884 annual, but I've included the entire series here.

May-Day in France, by Annie Kemm, F.R.H.S.

Our Journey to Persia

A Tremendous Journey

A reader's account of travels along the Gregory River in Queensland, Australia.

Girls' Own Paper - 1886-1887

The Arab Girls of Algiers, by E.F. Bridell-Fox

A German Nuptial Eve, by One Who Was Present

How Two Girls Attempted the Breithorn, by One of Them

The Ornaments Worn in Many Lands, by Ruth Lamb

Our Tour in Northern Italy, by Two London Bachelors

Salutations, by T.F. Thiselton Dyer

Forms of greetings from around the world.

Some Norwegian Characteristics, by Rev. Thomas Willson

Girls' Own Paper - 1888-1889

The Campo Santo ["Holy Cemetery"] at Pisa

My Life in Jerusalem, by Constance Finn

A Girls' Tour in Brittany

The Girls' Own...

A reader's account of a visit to Germany.

The Strand - 1891

Babies

A look at how babies are cared for around the world.

A Night at the Grand Chartreuse, by J.E. Muddock

A Carthusian monastery in France.