Narrative of a Journey Overland from England, by the Continent of Europe, Egypt, and the Red Sea, to India : Including a Residence There, and Voyage Home, in the Years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. Volume 1 / Anne Katharine Curteis Elwood
2010, Reprint. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #334525
Physical description: 429 pages, illustrated. Summary: Described by The Morning Post as exhibiting 'facilities of observation never before possessed by a European lady', Anne Katharine Elwood was the ideal narrator for an exotic and exciting travel journal. The first woman to travel overland to India, she acquired a reputation as a pioneer even before her diary was published. When it first appeared in 1830 this work attracted much praise from critics and the general public alike. Elwood's account introduces readers to locations, cultures and sights as diverse as the duomo of Turin, a picnic at the Pyramids, and the 'the private lives of Mahometan and Hindoo Ladies'. It was recommended by one critic as 'the most amusing book of travels we have read for a long time'. Volume 1 takes readers from England to Bombay via France, Italy, Malta and Egypt. Subjects: Voyages and travels. Elwood, Anne Katharine Curteis -- Travel. Europe -- Description and travel. Egypt -- Description and travel. Women travelers -- England.
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