Nineteenth-Century Travel Writing
B. C. Peck’s Recollections of Sydney were provided as "an imaginary voyage... a ramble through the streets" of Sydney for those who were not able to there. In order to fulfill his illusion, the work was written in second-person diary form. Peck's narrative detailed his voyage to Sydney, mapping the urban space and its architecture to the reader, while also providing a sketch of the rise and progress of the colony and the Aboriginal community. Although the work gave an imagined tour of Sydney, its conclusion returned the narrative to a more concrete reality in a format that was similar to the emigrant guides written by Peck's contemporaries. It included a detailed and coloured map of Sydney's city centre.
