A Spinster's Tour in France, the States of Genoa, Etc., During the Year 1827

by Elizabeth Strutt

Book Overview

The romantic novelist Elizabeth Strutt (1783-c.1863) was ideally suited to the task she set herself when, in 1827, she wrote A Spinster's Tour in France (1828). Although she herself was married, her experiences convinced her of the urgent need for a guidebook designed for the unaccompanied 'lady traveller'. Taking readers through every stage of a long and eventful journey from Southampton to Recco (near Genoa), Strutt combines poetic descriptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108019153
• ISBN13: 9781108019156
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"