What spurred so many Victorian women to leave behind the security and comfort of their middle-class homes to undertake perilous journeys of thousands of miles? This book draws on the diaries, letters and other writings of more than 50 such women to describe their experiences and aspirations.
| ISBN: | 9780750937214 |
| Publication date: | 18th March 2004 |
| Author: | Dea Birkett |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 300 pages |
| Series: | Sutton History Classics |
| Genres: |
Expeditions: popular accounts Gender studies: women and girls Social and cultural history Diaries, letters and journals |