Originally Posted by
travelinhobo
I'd love to find a copy of a book written around the turn of the last century by Henry Stickler who toured on a Penny Farthing. Title is: Around the world without a cent. However, the most common touring travelogue book to read they say is by Barbara something or other. She wrote it after her world tour back in the early 80's, I think. Not too difficult to find. Ironically, she was killed while riding near her neighborhood right before the book was published.
Do you have any further information on the above book?
I remember reading about Thomas Stevens, born 1854 in Hertfordshire, England. He was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordinary, commonly known as a penny-farthing, from April 1884 to December 1886. This made him the world’s first ever bicycle touring adventurist and one that traveled it in a very impressive way…
https://kickasstrips.com/2013/07/tho...thing-in-1885/
The tales of his exploits can be read in two volumes which are free to download in several formats at Gutenburg.org, Entitled "Around the World by Bicycle - Volumes 1 & 2."
Books by Stevens, Thomas (sorted by popularity) - Project Gutenberg
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