Celebrated Women Travellers Of The Nineteenth Century

By William Henry Davenport Adams

Book Overview

A vivid crossroads of curiosity and courage, Celebrated Women Travellers Of The Nineteenth Century invites you to walk where audacious women charted the world before the conveniences of modern travel. This volume gathers biographical travel essays that read as a single, luminous historical travelogue. Davenport Adams curates a compelling, illustrated travel anthology that moves beyond mere routes and sights to illuminate motive, method, and meaning. The book celebrates nineteenth century travel through the eyes of woman travellers, weaving gender and travel into a narrative that is at once intimate and expansive. It's travel writing with heart: practical, perceptive, and unafraid to question convention. Historically significant and richly human, the collection shines a light on early European colonial routes and the broader currents of Victorian era travels. It offers a historic window into isabella bird writings and the wider tapestry of lady travellers Victorian-era explorers who shaped perceptions of the world-often in the face of peril and prejudice. This edition is more than a reprint; it is a restored cultural treasure, revived for today's readers and for future generations. Alpha Editions restores this landmark work for casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike. A true out-of-print treasure, now reimagined as a complete travel collection that honours its historical stature while speaking with modern clarity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354847900
• ISBN13: 9789354847905
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"