
Isabella Lucy Bird, married name Bishop FRGS, was a nineteenth-century English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist. With Fanny Jane Butler she founded the John Bishop Memorial hospital in Srinagar.


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"Notes on Old Edinburgh" by Isabella L. Bird offers a compelling glimpse into the social conditions of 19th-century Edinburgh, Scotland. This meticulously prepared edition republishes Bird's observations on the city's urban landscape and the lives of its poor. A valuable resource...

Notes on Old Edinburgh, 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...

