The New Baedeker: Being Casual Notes Of An Irresponsible Traveler is a travelogue written by Harry Thurston Peck and published in 1910. The book is a collection of humorous and insightful observations made by the author during his travels through Europe, Asia, and Africa. Peck, who was a professor of classical literature at Columbia University, approaches his travels with a keen eye for history and culture, but also with a sense of irreverence and...