author
Harry De Windt
1856–1933
An indefatigable Victorian traveler and writer, he turned hazardous journeys across Siberia, Central Asia, and the Balkans into vivid adventure books. His work blends sharp-eyed reporting with the restless energy of an explorer who preferred difficult routes to comfortable ones.
4 Audiobooks
From Pekin to Calais by Land
by Harry De Windt
A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
by Harry De Windt
On the Equator
by Harry De Windt
From Paris to New York by Land
by Harry De Windt
About the author
Born in Paris in 1856, Harry de Windt became known as a British explorer and travel writer whose books were published under the name Harry de Windt. He is remembered for ambitious overland journeys, including travel across Siberia and other remote regions at a time when such trips were slow, risky, and often physically punishing.
Before establishing his literary reputation, he served as aide-de-camp to Charles Brooke, the Rajah of Sarawak, a connection that linked him to imperial and diplomatic circles as well as to frontier travel. His writing drew on first-hand experience and helped bring distant places to readers in Britain and beyond.
De Windt died in 1933. Today he is chiefly of interest to readers who enjoy classic travel writing: books shaped by endurance, curiosity, and a taste for parts of the world that many of his contemporaries knew only from maps.