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Adventures in the Rocky Mountains
E-bok, 2007
57 kr
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Endlessly restless and endlessly curious, Isabella Bird (1831-1904) travelled the world looking for new experiences, but never more delightfully than in her pony-bound adventures in the Colorado Territory at a time when it was only notionally under the control of the American authorities. A …
Six Months In Hawaii
Inbunden, 2005
1555 kr
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First published in 2005. Six Months in Hawaii , set in the islands in 1873, is the compelling account of the true life adventures that transformed a quiet English lady into the darling and dashing world traveller Isabella Bird, whose exploits held the world enthralled. She spent six months …
Korea and Her Neighbours
Inbunden, 2002
5154 kr
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First published in 2003. Isabella Bird's account of her journeys in Korea in 1898 represents one of the very rare accounts of that country in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At that time Korea was virtually a forbidden land and had only been open to foreigners for about ten years. It was …
Unbeaten Tracks In Japan
Inbunden, 2005
3322 kr
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The author's account of travelling through Japan in ;1878. This is ;a narrative of travels in Japan communicated via letters. ;irst published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Among Hills and Valleys in Western China
Incidents of Missionary Work
Av Hannah Davies, Isabella Bird
Häftad, 2010
586 kr
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Among Hills and Valleys in Western China, first published in 1901, is a detailed and accurate picture of missionary work undertaken by Miss Hannah Davies, who had made it her life's work to tour the Chinese provinces and preach her Christian belief, as well as encouraging local people to build …
The Yangtze Valley and Beyond
An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and Among the Man-tze of the Somo Territory
Häftad, 2010
821 kr
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The Yangtze Valley and Beyond, first published in 1899, contains the account by the redoubtable Isabella Bird (now Mrs J. F. Bishop) of a journey through central China in 1896-1897. The volume focuses on her travels though the province of Szechuan and among the Man-tze of the Somo territory. Many …
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan: Volume 1
Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs
Häftad, 2010
623 kr
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Isabella Bishop (née Bird) published her Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan in 1891, compiled from a series of letters home. Recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous difficulties, Bird toured the United States and Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the Far …
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan: Volume 2
Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs
Häftad, 2010
720 kr
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Isabella Bishop (née Bird) published her Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan in 1891, compiled from a series of letters home. Recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous difficulties, Bird toured the United States and Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the Far …
Among the Tibetans
Häftad, 2010
426 kr
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Isabella Bishop (née Bird) published Among the Tibetans in 1894 and recounts her adventures of five years earlier. Bird was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for her physical and nervous difficulties. She had previously toured the United States and Canada, New Zealand, …
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
Häftad, 2010
720 kr
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This is an evocative account, first published in 1883, of the final expedition to the East by Isabella Bird (1831-1904), who was one of the most famous Victorian female explorers, and the first woman to be admitted to the Royal Geographical Society. The Golden Chersonese is the ancient name for the …
Six Months among the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
The Hawaiian Archipelago
Häftad, 2011
797 kr
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Recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous difficulties, the indefatigable Isabella Bird (1831-1904) toured the United States and Canada, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Far East, India, Turkey, Persia and Kurdistan. Her accounts of her travels, written in …
Korea and her Neighbours
A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country
Häftad, 2012
519 kr
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Isabella Bird (Mrs Bishop, 1831-1904) was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for her physical and nervous difficulties. Her accounts of travel in America, Hawaii, Japan and Persia were best-sellers. This two-volume work, first published in 1898, was one of the books arising …
Korea and her Neighbours
A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country
Häftad, 2012
619 kr
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Isabella Bird (Mrs Bishop, 1831-1904) was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for her physical and nervous difficulties. Her accounts of travel in America, Hawaii, Japan and Persia were best-sellers. This two-volume work, first published in 1898, was one of the books arising …
Korea and Her Neighbours
E-bok, 2013
864 kr
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First published in 2003. Isabella Bird''s account of her journeys in Korea in 1898 represents one of the very rare accounts of that country in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At that time Korea was virtually a forbidden land and had only been open to foreigners for about ten years. It …
Korea and Her Neighbours
E-bok, 2013
864 kr
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First published in 2003. Isabella Bird''s account of her journeys in Korea in 1898 represents one of the very rare accounts of that country in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At that time Korea was virtually a forbidden land and had only been open to foreigners for about ten years. It …
Golden Chersonesse
E-bok, 2013
814 kr
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Even in the last two decades of the nineteenth century, Isabelle Bird, by then an established travel writer, was able to refer to the Malay Peninsula as an almost unknown land. Travelling back from Japan, the intrepid travel writer stopped off in Singapore where the British Colonial Secretary …
Golden Chersonesse
E-bok, 2013
796 kr
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Even in the last two decades of the nineteenth century, Isabelle Bird, by then an established travel writer, was able to refer to the Malay Peninsula as an almost unknown land. Travelling back from Japan, the intrepid travel writer stopped off in Singapore where the British Colonial Secretary …
Korea and Her Neighbours
Häftad, 2016
653 kr
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First published in 2003. Isabella Bird's account of her journeys in Korea in 1898 represents one of the very rare accounts of that country in the latter part of the nineteenth century. At that time Korea was virtually a forbidden land and had only been open to foreigners for about ten years. It was …
Six Months In Hawaii
Häftad, 2016
446 kr
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First published in 2005. Six Months in Hawaii , set in the islands in 1873, is the compelling account of the true life adventures that transformed a quiet English lady into the darling and dashing world traveller Isabella Bird, whose exploits held the world enthralled. She spent six months …
Unbeaten Tracks In Japan
Häftad, 2019
622 kr
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The author's account of travelling through Japan in ;1878. ;This is ;a narrative of travels in Japan communicated via letters. ; First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Golden Chersonese
Häftad, 2016
749 kr
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Even in the last two decades of the nineteenth century, Isabelle Bird, by then an established travel writer, was able to refer to the Malay Peninsula as an almost unknown land. Travelling back from Japan, the intrepid travel writer stopped off in Singapore where the British Colonial Secretary …
Among The Tibetans
E-bok, 2019
502 kr
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This little know gem by the doyenne of women travellers in the East describes a journey on horseback through the Himalayas and into Tibet, where she spent four months. Enchanted by the Tibetans who she found the ''pleastest of people'', Bird''s is a delightful account of a land of beauty and …
Among The Tibetans
E-bok, 2019
502 kr
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This little know gem by the doyenne of women travellers in the East describes a journey on horseback through the Himalayas and into Tibet, where she spent four months. Enchanted by the Tibetans who she found the ''pleastest of people'', Bird''s is a delightful account of a land of beauty and …
Unbeaten Tracks In Japan
E-bok, 2019
756 kr
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The author''s account of travelling through Japan in 1878. This is a narrative of travels in Japan communicated via letters. First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Unbeaten Tracks In Japan
E-bok, 2019
772 kr
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The author''s account of travelling through Japan in 1878. This is a narrative of travels in Japan communicated via letters. First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Hawaiian Archipelago (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Six Months Amongst the Palm Groves, Coral Reefs, and Volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
E-bok, 2011
20 kr
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Published in 1875, this account of Bird''s visit to the Hawaiian islands consists of her letters home to her sister. As well as providing an unequaled glimpse into a vanished Hawaii, the letters brim with personal discovery, as Bird, who undertook the journey for health purposes, transforms herself …
