Narrative of a Journey Overland from England, by the Continent of Europe, Egypt, and the Red Sea, to India 2 Volume Set : Including a Residence There, and Voyage Home, in the Years 1825, 26, 27, and 2, Mixed media product Book

Narrative of a Journey Overland from England, by the Continent of Europe, Egypt, and the Red Sea, to India 2 Volume Set : Including a Residence There, and Voyage Home, in the Years 1825, 26, 27, and 2 Mixed media product

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Described by The Morning Post as exhibiting 'facilities of observation never before possessed by a European lady', Anne Katharine Elwood was the ideal narrator for an exotic and exciting travel journal.

The first woman to travel overland to India, she acquired a reputation as a pioneer even before her diary was published.

When it first appeared in 1830 this two-volume work attracted much comment and praise among critics and the general public alike.

Elwood's account introduces readers to locations, cultures and sights as diverse as the duomo of Turin, a picnic at the Pyramids, and 'the private lives of Mahometan and Hindoo Ladies (hitherto a mystery)'.

For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=elwoan

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  • Pages:875 pages, 6 Halftones, black and white
  • Publisher:Cambridge University Press
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  • Format:Mixed media product
  • Pages:875 pages, 6 Halftones, black and white
  • Publisher:Cambridge University Press
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  • ISBN:9781108019187