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Madeira Wine
With selection notes
English · 2011 edition
Noël Cossart’s account of the Madeira wine trade draws on his experience with Cossart Gordon and its archives. This expanded 2011 edition retains his 1984 text and adds a biography, auction records and correspondence.
Madeira Wine
English · 1961 edition
A classic mid-century monograph on Madeira wine, part of Croft-Cooke’s fortified-wine trilogy alongside his books on Sherry and Port — a literary, historically minded account of the island’s wine and trade. Available secondhand.
Madeira Wine
English · 1933 edition
A short classic by the great wine writer André Simon with Elizabeth Craig, pairing essays on Madeira wine with recipes for Madeira cake, sauces and dishes that use the wine — an early bridge between Madeira wine and gastronomy. Available secondhand.
History & Culture
With selection notes
English · original edition 1882
A classic Victorian guide and personal account of touring Madeira — how to see the island, letters from a year’s residence, and lists of its trees, flowers, ferns and seaweeds. Available as a facsimile reprint.
History & Culture
With selection notes
English · original edition 1911
W. H. Koebel’s engaging Edwardian portrait of Madeira, weaving the island’s history with contemporary life and travel, illustrated with photographs by Mildred Cossart.
2019 reprint cover Flora & Gardens
English · original edition 1909
The genteel 1909 garden memoir that inspired Tony Powell’s modern homage — Sir Charles Thomas-Stanford’s observations of Madeira’s flora, climate and society from the vantage of his garden.
History & Culture
English · original edition 1900
Anthony Drexel Biddle’s turn-of-the-century account of the Madeira Islands — history, scenery, vine-culture and society — with full-page illustrations and maps.
History & Culture
With selection notes
English · original edition 1901
The famous “Brown’s” practical guide for tourists and invalids, with coloured maps and diagrams, that ran through many editions and shaped early Madeira tourism.