- A Leaf of Honey and the Proverbs of the Rainforest, by Joseph Shepperd: Review, by Lin Poyer (1989).
- Africa, by Hooper Dunbar (1984-09-14). Stories of Dunbar's travels through Africa, its unique energy, and its place in the Bahá'í Faith.
- Amatu'l-Bahá Visits India, by Violette Nakhjavani (1966). The story of Rúhíyyih Khánum's 9-month journey across India and Southeast Asia in 1964, as told by her travel companion.
- Bab und Babis, by Arminius Vambery (published as Ármine Vámbéry) (1867). Lengthy discussion of the Babis, by a Hungarian Jew who later met Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Chosen Highway, The, by Lady Sarah Louisa Blomfield (1940/1967). Oral Bahá'í histories collected by an eminent early English Bahá'í, first published in 1940.
- Cook's Tourists' Handbook for Palestine and Syria , by Thomas Cook (firm) (1876). Many passing references to Haifa, Carmel, Akka, and the Holy Land; see e.g. pages 20-21, 30-31, 47-48, 408-416.
- Diary of H.M. the Shah of Persia, during his tour through Europe in 1873, The, by Nasir al-Din Shah J. W. Redhouse, trans. (1874). Contains no mention of the Bábí or Bahá'í Faiths, but is useful for historical context, and a window into the Sháh's worldview.
- Formation de la Secte des Babi, by Carla Serena (1883). Also sections "Les Exploits de la Secte de Babi," "Mort du Point," "Complot des Bábí contre Nasser-Eddin," and "Attentat." Historical overview from a traveller to Persia in 1877-1878, who says she met with a witness to events.
- Freya Stark: Letters: Volume 1: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-1930, by Freya Stark Lucy Moorehead, ed. (1974). Letters about a stay in Baghdad in 1929, with a few passing references to Bahá'ís she met.
- Gertrude Bell Archive, excerpts, by Gertrude Bell (1902-1924). A British writer and archeologist, Bell traveled throughout the Middle East from 1899-1926. During this time she made several trips to Haifa and Akka, meeting Abdu'l-Bahá, and entering the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh. She also took a number of photos of Akka.
- Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia: With Notes on Russia, Koords, Toorkomans, Nestorians, Khiva, and Persia, by Lady Mary Sheil (1856). Considered first travel book on Persia by a woman. Of particular interest to Bahá'ís are her accounts on Babism (Babeeism) and the Bab.
- Hints for Residents and Travellers in Persia, by A. R. Neligan (1914). 2-sentence mention of Babis/Bahá'ís.
- Itchyfeet: Travels with Reg Priestley, by Reginald L. Priestley (1991/2001). Autobiography of a world traveller who visited many places in and around Israel while in the Palestine Policeman service in the 1940s, and the story of his acceptance of the Bahá'í Faith.
- Journal Diary of European Baha'i Travels: April - November 1948, by Charles Mason Remey (1948). A record of Remey's visits across Europe, from England to Germany. Includes coverage of Bahá'í participation in the first U.N. convention on Human Rights, held in Geneva.
- Journalist in the Holy Land, A: Glimpses of Egypt and Palestine, by Arthur E. Copping (1913-05-23). A visit to the Akka and its surroundings in 1913; no mention of the Bahá'í Faith.
- My Wanderings in Persia, by T. S. Anderson (1880). Lengthy account of 19th-century travels through Iran. Includes one mention of the "Bawbees." Also includes appendix of distances and terrain from Teheran to other cities, important to a traveller on horseback.
- Observations of a Bahá'í Traveller, 1908, by Charles Mason Remey (1914). An account of travels among some Bahá'ís in Egypt, Israel, and Persia in 1908, written at the suggestion of Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Outposts of a World Religion by a Bahá'í Traveler: Journeys Taken in 1933-1935, Accompanied by Edward R. Mathews, by Loulie Mathews (n.d.). Autobiography of trips to New Zealand, New Guinea, Australia, Hawaii, and South America teaching the Faith.
- Peeps Into Persia, by Dorothy de Warzee (1913). Brief mention of the Bahá'í Faith in a travelogue about Persia.
- Persia Past and Present: A Book of Travel and Research, by Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson (1906). A few passing mentions of the Babis.
- Persian Journey, Being an Etcher's Impressions of the Middle East, A, by Fred Richards (1932). Passing mentions of the Citadel at Tabriz, and the 'City of Bast' near Tehran where the Shah was almost assassinated and for which the Babis were blamed.
- Resa I Persien (Journey in Persia), by Hermann Vambery (1869). Book excerpt from 1869 of a travel diary in Swedish.
- SW. Persia: A Political Officer's Diary 1907-1914, by Arnold Wilson (published as Sir Arnold Wilson) (1941). Two passing mentions of Bahá'ís and Babis.
- Through Persia by Caravan, by Arthur E. Arnold (1877). Early three-page overview of Bábí and Bahá'í history. Bahá'u'lláh is here referred to as "Behar."
- Through Warring Countries to the Mountain of God, by Charles Mason Remey (1915-07). Experiences of two American Bahá'ís in France, England, and Germany on their way to visit Abdul-Baha in the Israel in 1914. Includes excerpt of address by Abdu'l-Bahá on proofs of the coming Prophet, and letter written by Abdul Sana to a friend in London.
- To Russia with Love: Journal of a Member of the Quddus Team, by Jack McLean (1990/2018). Journal of a visit through Moscow, Kiev, and Levov in August 1990 by the four travel teachers Shamsi Sedagat, Ann Clavin, Leo Misagi, and Jack McLean.
- Traveller's Narrative Written to Illustrate the Episode of the Báb, A, by E. G. Browne, Abdu'l-Bahá E. G. Browne, trans. (1891/1975). Annotated translation of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's history of the Bábí and early Bahá'í movements, dated 1886; includes many historical appendices by Browne.
- Treasures of the East: The Life of Nine Oriental Countries, by Zia M. Bagdadi (1930). Descriptions of nine "Treasures" — Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Jijaz (Arabia), Transjordania (Arabia), Persia, India, and Turkey — by an Iraqi physician who traveled to the U.S. and was instrumental in the establishment of several Bahá'í communities.
- Tribute to Amatu'l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, A, by Violette Nakhjavani (2000). Born Mary Maxwell in Montreal, Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum’s life spanned almost the entire 20th century. To her husband, Shoghi Effendi, she was his "helpmate", "shield" and "tireless collaborator in the arduous tasks I shoulder."
- Visit to Persia, A, by Guy Murchie (1965 March/April). Notes from travels to Bahá'í holy places in Iran in 1964, on a trip made with special permission from the House of Justice; includes descriptions of the architecture of the house and shop of the Bab, the birthplace of Bahá'u'lláh, and the Síyáh Chál.
- Wayfarer between Two Worlds, A: Recollections, by Harry Liedtke (2013/2022). A chronicle of some of the highlights of the author's seventy-five years as a Bahá'í, and covering the years 1927-2022, including periods in Germany and Canada and historical events from each. Includes poems and photographs.
- Week with the Babis, A, by Charles H. Stileman (1893-07). Journal of the Reverend C.H. Stileman, M.A., of the CMS Persia Mission, on his travels to convert Bahá'ís in 1893.
- Wild Asses, The: A Journey through Persia, by W. V. Emanuel (1939). Passing mentions of Babis in Tabriz and Zanjan.
- Year Amongst the Persians, A, by E. G. Browne (1893/1927). Browne's famous account of his extended visit to Iran in 1887-1888; includes many references to Bábí and Bahá'í history and personages.
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