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Isabella L Bird
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts…
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A lady’s life in the Rocky Mountains This book, A lady’s life in the Rocky Mountains, by Isabella L. Bird, is a replication of a book originally published before 1910…
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan - An Account of Travels in the Interior, including Visit to the Aborigines of Yezo and the Shrines of Nikko and Ise, 3rd ed., in Two…
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 is in the "public…
One of the Victorian era’s most intrepid explorers and writers recounts her rugged passage through the Himalayas by horseback and offers evocative accounts of Tibetan ceremonies, architecture, decorations, costumes, and…
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A great lady traveller’s best known work Isabella Bird was born in 1831 in Cheshire, England became one of a distinguished group of female travellers famous in the nineteenth century-a…
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
A Lady’s Life in The Rocky Mountains
This book provides a vivid account of Scottish explorer Isabella L. Bird's travels in Hawaii in the late 19th century. Bird describes the region's natural beauty, its fascinating culture and…
A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, Bird’s fourth and most famous book, remains a classic of Western literature. Includes a detailed biographical timeline of the author’s life and work.
Isabella L. Bird
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
A Ladys Life in the Rocky Mountains is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as…
This well-known travelogue through Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia was first published in 1880. Isabella Bird, the world’s most famous 19th-century female travel writer, has written a fascinating…
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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive…
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…
The intrepid explorer recounts her 1878 excursion into the back country of the Far East. Bird describes the vicissitudes of her journey - the difficulties as well as the excitement…
Isabella Lucy Bird (October 15, 1831 - October 7, 1904) was a nineteenth-century English traveller and writer.
Title: The Englishwoman in America.
Author: Isabella L Bird
Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description:
Based on Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500–1926 contains a collection of books…
This evocative and lively travelogue by Isabella L. Bird lifts the veil of the culture of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains as it was in the 1870s. We find in…
At the age of twenty-two in 1854, Isabella left a comfortable life in England for a life of adventurous travel. This story is the account of six months of those…
A keenly observed and entertainingly written glimpse into nineteenth-century American society, by a young Englishwoman travelling alone.
Isabella Lucy Bird (October 15, 1831 - October 7, 1904) was a nineteenth-century English traveller and writer. Letters from a Traveller in the Far East
The Yangtze Valley and Beyond is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and…
Reproduction of the original: Unbeaten Tracks In Japan by Isabella L. Bird
The Golden Chersonese and The Way Thither
