Long Northern European summer nights do exist ... sometimes ... and then they are glorious.
Andrea Wulf
@andreawulf.bsky.social
Historian and writer of books incl. ‘Invention of Nature', ‘Magnificent Rebels’ and soon 'The Traveller' … www.andreawulf.com and I'm also on Instagram @aswulf
I've done many podcasts about 'The Traveller' but I really loved 'Travels Through Time' with Peter Moore. 1 year (1772) & 3 scenes (Jan 1772, 2 Somerset Stable Yard, London; 11 July 1772, Plymouth harbour; 10 Dec 1772, Latitude: 51° 37’ S, Longitude: 25°28’E). andreawulf.com/interviews-r...
Interviews (Radio and Podcasts)
Print Interviews German Radio Interviews Podcast, Lapham’s Quarterly “World in Time”, 31 July 2026 Podcast, History Unplugged, 30 July 2026 Podcast, Travels Through Time, 28 July 2026 Podcast, Curi…
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Great review of The Traveller in The Irish Times: "An awe-inspiring biography ... All of these exotic places and encounters and philosophical discourses are masterfully recounted by Wulf, who weaves Forster’s original journals together with her own graceful prose”
I've never been to Nürnberg (I know ...) but I loved it. I had more than 300 people come to my talk @germanisches_nationalmuseum last night & a wonderful walk through town. Lovely museums, churches & town walls.
Great review about The Traveller @nature.com:“Who ‘the traveller’ is in the book remains wonderfully blurry - is it Forster? Wulf? Or the reader? Each route ends with the same conclusion: that travel can help to calibrate your moral compass. Deep hanging out with The Traveller is time well spent”
Back in my hometown for a few days... I do love to sit in a cafe with my feet in the sand opposite the harbour watching ships pass by. Cranes, ships, dogs ... „Industrieromantik". It helps that the sun shines #Hamburg
Volgens @andreawulf.bsky.social was de Duitse ontdekkingsreiziger George Forster z'n tijd ver vooruit. Terwijl de meeste denkers in zijn tijd de mensheid nog indeelden op huidskleur nam Forster hier afstand van. Voor @historiek.bsky.social recenseerde ik 'De reiziger': historiek.net/george-forst...
Ontdekkingsreiziger George Forster was zijn tijd ver vooruit
George Forster reisde met James Cook de wereld rond en ontwikkelde opvallend moderne ideeën over gelijkheid, kolonialisme en mensenrechten.
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I like to think of my rainy hike at Queen Charlotte Sound during the current heatwave. Following Georg Forster’s footsteps thorough glorious New Zealand last year #TheTraveller
Juicing out being in Glasgow for a conference, I managed to escape for a few minutes to go to @waterstones.bsky.social at Byres Road to get @andreawulf.bsky.social 's new book!😍😍
Very much enjoyed doing this podcast about “The Traveller”. curiousworldviewpod.substack.com/p/around-the...
Around the World With Cook at 17, Dead a Traitor at 39, Forgotten for 200 Years
New Ep: Andrea Wulf - Author & Historian
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I am just reading it. I really enjoy immersing myself in the voyage and the landscape, but, oh my, they had it tough, science was hard hard work!
An absolute joy to see this amazing review of 'The Traveller' finally in print in the New York Times.
Looking forward to reading @andreawulf.bsky.social's biography of Georg Forster, an early Germanophone reader/reviewer of William Macintosh's "Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa" (1782). Forster valued the book for what it had to say about India, but thought it wasn't up to snuff as a travelogue!
"The Traveller" is one of The Best New Books to Read this Summer in Time Magazine @time.com time.com/article/2026...
The Best New Books to Read This Summer
This season’s new fiction and nonfiction illuminate our manic world while offering riveting escapes
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The Dutch edition of "The Traveller" is Nr.7 on @nrc.nl bestseller list. Yeah @atlascontact.bsky.social
Great review of "The Traveller" in @nybooks.com by Jenny Uglow. “An exhilarating work of historical imagination, recording the life of an extraordinary traveler, writer, and revolutionary figure with rare vitality and power” www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Wonder & Disillusion | Jenny Uglow
The naturalist George Forster was fascinated by plants and animals, but he was also driven by a passionate belief in the rights of all people regardless of race, gender, or social status.
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Thank you @mathewlyons.bsky.social for this fantastic review of "The Traveller"!!
Engelsberg Ideas@engelsbergideas.bsky.social · last mo.Forster rejected the racial classifications of his age, and his capacity for forgiveness was almost inhuman. Andrea Wulf lets the reader bask in his sensitive apprehension of the world. George Forster’s dazzlingly humane vision | @mathewlyons.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/reviews/geor...
I’m a talk on “The Traveller” on Thursday in London @linneansociety.bsky.social members.linnean.org/events/69614...
I wrote an article for @unherd.com about the Founding Fathers and how their love for nature shaped America as a nation. With a few comparisons to the current state of things. And the 250th anniversary of the US. unherd.com/author/andre...
Andrea Wulf
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@andreawulf.bsky.social I was interviewed on Radio NZ today and a listener wanted to know why so many very different NZ plants have the epithet forsteri. I was able to tell them what to read about Forster 🙂
“The Traveller” in today’s Sunday Times: 40 Best Summer Reads. Thank you
And here is my interview for The Scotsman about Forster and 'The Traveller" - for the Edinburgh Festival were I will speak on 17 August. www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Andrea Wulf on the greatest explorer you've never heard of
Andrea Wulf tells Susan Mansfield why George Forster, Captain Cook’s naturalist, was so far ahead of his time
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We added lots more events to the UK tour for "The Traveller". Come along.
This is the Korean edition of "Magnificent Rebels". Happy to send a signed copy for free to anyone in the UK. DM me.
Yesterday I started at 4am in Buffalo and ended the day with a talk at the glorious Charleston Library Society. One of my favourite places in the US. I think this is my 6th talk in Charleston. #BookTours #The Traveller
From Alexander the Great to the Great Exhibition, the South Seas to Iran, here are our picks for June, with books from @andreawulf.bsky.social, @yjtorbati.bsky.social, @laurenworking.bsky.social and many more👇 (with apologies for the late posting!)
New History Books for June 2026 - Unseen Histories
Our pick of new history books for June. From Alexander the Great to the Great Exhibition, the South Seas to Iran
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