Wanderings of a pilgrim in search of the picturesque (Oxford in Asia historical reprints)

By Fanny Parkes

Book Overview

This edition of Fanny Parkes' account of her travels in India provides valuable insight into middle-class British women's views on Indian life. It includes descriptions of the Zenana and Indian domestic life--subjects that are often omitted from male-authored travel texts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195771591
• ISBN13: 9780195771596
• Release Date: January 1850
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 1140 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.