A Curious Life for a Lady: The Story of Isabella Bird
Isabella Bird was a woman of remarkable gifts. In 1872, at the age of forty, this rather earnest daughter of a country parson abandoned the rectory nest and began her pioneering journeys to some of the most inhospitable corners of the world. Undismayed by discomfort or danger she was to spend...
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Isabella Bird was a woman of remarkable gifts. In 1872, at the age of forty, this rather earnest daughter of a country parson abandoned the rectory nest and began her pioneering journeys to some of the most inhospitable corners of the world. Undismayed by discomfort or danger she was to spend almost thirty years travelling - to the Rocky Mountains, the Sandwich Isles, to J
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780333096475 (0333096479)
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Pages no: 347
Edition language: English
I decided to give up on this--I didn't care enough and there was an overabundance of flowery language, which I dislike. I took it to my local Little Free Library--I hope it finds the right person!
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