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""Letters From The Cape"" is a collection of letters written by Lady Duff Gordon during her stay in Cape Town, South Africa, from 1856 to 1858. Lady Duff Gordon was a British aristocrat, writer, and translator who traveled to Cape Town with her husband, who was appointed as the... Read Full Overview

"Letters from the Cape" from Lucie Lady Duff-Gordon. English writer (1821-1869).

If Lady Duff Gordon's 'Letters from the Cape' are less familiar to the present generation of readers than those of the Lady Anne Barnard, the neglect is due in great part to the circumstances of their publication. After appearing in a now-forgotten miscellany of Victorian travel,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Letters From The Cape is a collection of letters written by Lady Duff Gordon during her stay in Cape Town, South Africa from 1855 to 1856. Lady Duff Gordon, a British aristocrat, was sent to the Cape for health reasons and her letters provide a fascinating insight into life in... Read Full Overview

Letters from the Cape has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations... Read Full Overview

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The following letters were written, as the reader will readily perceive, without the remotest view to publication. They convey in the most unreserved manner the fresh and vivid impressions of the moment, to the two persons with whom, of all others, the writer felt the least necessity... Read Full Overview

Letters From The Cape is a collection of letters written by Lady Duff Gordon, a British writer and traveler, during her time in Cape Town, South Africa in the mid-19th century. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into life in colonial South Africa, as Lady Duff Gordon writes... Read Full Overview