Life of Isabella Bird

Klappentext This life of Victorian solo traveller Isabella Bird reveals a remarkable and determined woman! who defied contemporary expectations. Zusammenfassung Isabella Bird (1831–1904) was one of the most famous Victorian female explorers. As a spinster and later a widow, she overcame ill-health to travel widely, producing bestselling and perceptive books about each trip. This 1906 biography depicts a remarkable woman who spent over forty years travelling the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Parentage and inheritance; 2. First travels and publications; 3. Edinburgh and work; 4. In journeyings oft; 5. The wide east; 6. 'An taon bheannicht' (the blessed one); 7. Marriage; 8. Loss; 9. 'Through many lands'; 10. Nations that sit in darkness; 11. Public work; 12. The far east; 13. The changing east; 14. Last journeys; 15. 'I am going home'; Appendix; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna M. Stoddart
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108028967
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02896-7
• Pagine: 516
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history