▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Dist ributed ▁bug ▁tracking ▁systems ▁Category : Em acs ▁modes ▁Category : Free ▁note - t aking ▁software ▁Category : Free ▁personal ▁information ▁man agers ▁Category : Free ▁spread sheet ▁software ▁Category : Free ▁task ▁management ▁software ▁Category : Light weight ▁markup ▁languages ▁Category : Out lin ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Cook ' s ▁Tour ists ' ▁Hand books ▁were ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁travel ▁guide ▁books ▁for ▁tour ists ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th - 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁& ▁Son ▁of ▁London . ▁The ▁firm ' s ▁founder , ▁Thomas ▁Cook , ▁produced ▁his ▁first ▁hand book ▁to ▁England ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁later ▁expand ing ▁to ▁Europe , ▁Near ▁East , ▁North ▁Africa , ▁and ▁beyond . ▁Comp ared ▁with ▁other ▁gu ides ▁such ▁as ▁Murray ' s , ▁Cook ' s ▁aim ed ▁at ▁" a ▁bro ader ▁and ▁less ▁s oph istic ated ▁middle - class ▁audience ." ▁The ▁books ▁served ▁to ▁advert ise ▁Cook ' s ▁larger ▁business ▁of ▁organ izing ▁travel ▁t ours . ▁The ▁series ▁continues ▁today ▁as ▁Tra v eller ▁Gu ides ▁issued ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁Publishing ▁of ▁Peter borough , ▁England . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Cook ' s ▁travel ▁gu ides ▁by ▁ge ographic ▁coverage ▁ ▁Belg ium ▁▁▁▁▁▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁ed . ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁France ▁ ▁Cook ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁Paris ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁ed . ▁▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁ed .