Intrepid Itinerant: Manuel Godinho and his journey from India to Portugal in 1663

Godinho's account of his journey has merited a place of honor in Portugese literature, not only because of the graceful style of the narrative but because of the momentous event that motivated his journey--the cession of Bombay by Portugal to England--and the light his narrative sheds on the society and politics of the time. Translated for the first time into English and accompanied by an introduction and extensive notes, this edition conveys the style, humor, and irony of the original account, and will be especially appealing to students of Portugese colonial history.