author
Godfrey Thomas Vigne
1801–1863
Best known for adventurous travel writing, this 19th-century English explorer journeyed through Kashmir, Ladakh, Afghanistan, and the Americas, turning demanding expeditions into vivid books. He also left a quieter mark as an artist and amateur cricketer, giving his life story an unexpectedly wide range.
2 Audiobooks
Six months in America, vol. 1 (of 2)
by Godfrey Thomas Vigne
Six months in America, vol. 2 (of 2)
by Godfrey Thomas Vigne
About the author
Born in Walthamstow, Essex, on September 1, 1801, Godfrey Thomas Vigne was an English traveller, writer, artist, and amateur cricketer. He studied at Harrow and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, but he became better known for long journeys and the books that grew out of them.
In the 1830s he travelled widely through Persia and northern India, visiting Kashmir, Ladakh, Baltistan, and Afghanistan at a time when these regions were still little known to many British readers. His travel accounts, including Travels in Kashmir, Ladak, Iskardo and A Personal Narrative of a Visit to Ghuzni, Kabul, and Afghanistan, helped introduce those landscapes and political worlds to a broad audience.
Vigne later travelled in the Americas as well, and his reputation today rests mainly on his detailed, observant travel writing and sketches. He died on July 12, 1863, in Essex.