Exciting Books With The Strangest Travel Stories

Since ancient times, people tended to travel to new worlds, discover new horizons, and seek the unknown. Travel has always been a part of many people’s lives because of curiosity or professional obligations and survival. However, many travelers have encountered strange situations in their destination places and experiences that have probably remained indelible and recorded in books. Mysterious stories often inspired authors to write outstanding works and novels. Reality and imagination mix in a wonderful ”dance” creating mystery and agony. Below, therefore, are presented such classic books that deal with strange stories from travelers with adventurous evolution.

1. Journey to the center of the Earth (Jules Verne) 

   Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful books with strange stories from travelers is the works of Jules Verne, distinguished by the author’s preference for fantastic and mythical journeys from the Moon to the bowels of the Earth. His books could occupy most of this list. That is why I chose to present his most epic and, at the same time, his strangest novel based on the evolution of the journey he narrates.
   Here, a professor of mineralogy, together with his nephew and with the help of a guide, decide to indulge in a daring search for the center of the Earth. Having as a starting point a volcano of Iceland, the travelers penetrate the bowels of the Earth, where they will face unlikely peculiarities of nature. They will be challenged to overcome difficult obstacles such as rivers and lavas while discovering strange creatures and animals in a challenging journey that will test and excite the curiosity of the heroes. This is one of the best fantasy books ever and is a hymn to Verne’s love of travel and the unknown.

2. The Tower (Franz Kafka) 

   Indeed, one of the most exciting books with strange stories from travelers is the famous work of the Czech author that initially refers to a typical trip of a professional surveyor named K. to an isolated village at the invitation of the local authority to survey a tower. However, upon his arrival, K. will be confronted with mysterious behavior from the villagers, but also with the inaccessible power of the Tower.
   Known for his distinctive writing style, Kafka shows his hero trying to take on the invisible power that supposedly invited him and the endless bureaucracy he is forced to pay. On top of that, K. is a stranger among strangers and stigmatized by the villagers, who are annoyed by his presence and prevent him in every way from approaching the All-Powerful Power Of The Tower; in the meantime, they take advantage of his inability to adapt. A novel that transports us to a chaotic and inhospitable system supported and maintained by the residents there.

3. The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain) 

   This is the novel that, together with “Tom Sawyer,” made the American author known to the world. It is still remembered today for the messages it passes on child abuse that, unfortunately, was not a reprehensible trend in the late 19th century. The author tells the story of Huck Finn, an American teenager who disillusioned with the habits and actions of adults, rejects their world and escapes with an African-American friend to tour the places along the Mississippi River. In this challenging journey, the two travelers will face various dangers and adventures, meet new friends, and cannot avoid hatred, mainly from adult people with opportunistic characters.

4. The passage to India (Edward Morgan Forster) 

   Finally, one of the most important books with curious stories from travelers is Forster’s monumental work, written in the mid-1920s. In the book’s premise, a lady from England travels to the English colony of India, where she is to meet her future husband. She is quite interested in the so different way of life of the Indians and their culture and wants to get to know him better. However, the development of her trip is far from favorable, as she claims she has maltreated during her stay in India. However, later she withdraws her accusation under a veil of absolute mystery. A dream trip that turns into a strange story that will excite you for what the unknown hides.

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