From Ponkapog to Pesth is a travelogue written by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, an American poet and novelist. The book was first published in 1884 and recounts Aldrich's travels through Europe and Asia in the late 1800s. The title refers to the two destinations that bookend his journey: Ponkapog, a small town in Massachusetts where Aldrich lived, and Pesth (now known as Budapest), the capital of Hungary.The book is divided into several chapters, each detailing...