Unsuitable for Ladies: An Anthology of Women Travellers by Jane Robinson (Englis

Description: Unsuitable for Ladies by Jane Robinson Real ladies do not travel - or so it was once said. This collection of womens travel writing dispels the notion by showing how there are few corners of the world that have not been visited by women travellers. Jane Robinson takes us on a journey through sixteen centuries of travel writing. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Real ladies do not travel - or so it was once said. This collection of womens travel writing dispels the notion by showing how there are few corners of the world that have not been visited by women travellers. There are also few difficulties, physical or emotional, real or imagined, that have not been met and usually overcome by thesesame women.Jane Robinsons first book,Wayward Women, was a guide to women travellers and theirwriting, and having read over a thousand of their books she is uniquely qualified to compile this anthology. Life is never dull for her intrepid women, whether diving to the bed of the Timor Sea or reaching thesummit of Annapurna. From an encounter with a snake in the Amazon jungle to shipwreck and kidnap on the Barbary Coast, there are tales of adventure, derring-do, and great danger. There are also moving accounts of unimaginable hardship, includingcaring for a family in an ammunition cart during the siege of Delhi and a journey through Tibet that leaves its author childless and widowed.There is no such thing as a typical woman traveller--and there never has been--as thisexhilarating anthology shows on a journey of its own through sixteen centuries of travel writing, aboard almost anything from a Bugatti to a Bath chair. You are taken as far afield as it is possible togo, in the company of some of the most extraordinary characters you are ever likely to meet. Notes Classic volume of writings by women travellers, now reissud with its sister volume, Wayward Women. Author Biography Jane Robinson first began collecting books at the age of 7, when a local library banned her from using a jam tart as a bookmark. After graduating in English from Somerville College, Oxford, she joined a firm of antiquarian booksellers specializing in travel and exploration. She left bookselling to pursue a writing career and in 1990 her first book, Wayward Women, was published. She is now established as one of historys most intrepid women travellers - inan armchair. Her other books include Parrot Pie for Breakfast: an anthology of woman pioneers, and Angels of Albion, a collection of writings from women during the Indian mutiny. She lives in Oxford with herhusband and two sons. Table of Contents 1: Setting Out2: The Continent3: Switzerland, the Alps, and Italy4: Scandanavia and Beyond5: Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Greece and Turkey6: Egypt and the Holy Land7: Arabia, Iraq, and Iran8: Africa9: The Indian Subcontinent10: Central Asia, the Himalaya, and Beyond11: Japan and South-East Asia12: Australasia13: North America14: Central and South America15: Coming Home Review Review from previous edition this volume is fun to dip into ... recommended for travel collections for its breadth of coverageCaroline Mitchell, Library Journal Promotional Covers nearly 200 authors over sixteen centuries Long Description Real ladies do not travel - or so it was once said. This collection of womens travel writing dispels the notion by showing how there are few corners of the world that have not been visited by women travellers. There are also few difficulties, physical or emotional, real or imagined, that have not been met and usually overcome by thesesame women.Jane Robinsons first book,Wayward Women, was a guide to women travellers and theirwriting, and having read over a thousand of their books she is uniquely qualified to compile this anthology. Life is never dull for her intrepid women, whether diving to the bed of the Timor Sea or reaching thesummit of Annapurna. From an encounter with a snake in the Amazon jungle to shipwreck and kidnap on the Barbary Coast, there are tales of adventure, derring-do, and great danger. There are also moving accounts of unimaginable hardship, includingcaring for a family in an ammunition cart during the siege of Delhi and a journey through Tibet that leaves its author childless and widowed.There is no such thing as a typical woman traveller--and there never has been--as thisexhilarating anthology shows on a journey of its own through sixteen centuries of travel writing, aboard almost anything from a Bugatti to a Bath chair. You are taken as far afield as it is possible togo, in the company of some of the most extraordinary characters you are ever likely to meet. Review Text Review from previous edition this volume is fun to dip into ... recommended for travel collections for its breadth of coverageCaroline Mitchell, Library Journal Review Quote Review from previous edition this volume is fun to dip into ...recommended for travel collections for its breadth of coverageCaroline Mitchell, Library Journal Promotional "Headline" 1. Setting Out 2. The Continent 3. Switzerland, the Alps, and Italy 4. Scandanavia and Beyond 5. Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Greece and Turkey 6. Egypt and the Holy Land 7. Arabia, Iraq, and Iran 8. Africa 9. The Indian Subcontinent 10. Central Asia, the Himalaya, and Beyond 11. Japan and South-East Asia 12. Australasia 13. North America 14. Central and South America 15. Coming Home Feature An exhilarating anthology of womens travel writing, full of adventure and excitementIncludes Isabella Bird, Karen Blixen, Christina Dodwell, Jan Morris, Dervla Murphy, Freya Stark, Rebecca West, and many moreJane Robinson is uniquely qualified to compile the anthology, and has also edited Parrot Pie for BreakfastNearly 200 authors over 16 centuries - full of famous names and many not so well known but no less extraordinary in what they did Details ISBN0192802011 Author Jane Robinson Short Title UNSUITABLE FOR LADIES 2/E Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0192802011 ISBN-13 9780192802019 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 910.82 Year 2001 Subtitle An Anthology of Women Travellers Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Jane Robinson Birth 1959 Pages 496 Imprint Oxford University Press DOI 10.1604/9780192802019 UK Release Date 2001-09-27 NZ Release Date 2001-09-27 Publisher Oxford University Press Edition Description Reissue Publication Date 2001-09-27 Audience General AU Release Date 2001-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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