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  • Unbeaten Tracks In Japan

    by Bird Isabella ...
    It is a classic travelogue based on the journey taken by Isabella Bird in 1878 to the interior of Japan. She has vividly described Japan and its people with their multifarious culture and lives. The book enfolds her extensive knowledge of history and botany. Moreover the narration of scenes of the native areas is remarkable. It is a must-read for those who love adventurous writings. ... Read more

    $6.19 CAD

  • Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

    Enriched edition.

    by Isabella L. Bird, Clara Easton ...
    In "Unbeaten Tracks in Japan," Isabella L. Bird embarks on an extraordinary journey through the intricate landscapes and rich cultures of late 19th-century Japan. Written in a lively and engaging prose style, the book is both a travelogue and a personal memoir, presenting vivid accounts of Bird's encounters with diverse communities, customs, and the unvarnished realities of Japanese life. Her ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

    Enriched edition.

    by Isabella Bird, Clara Easton ...
    In "A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains," Isabella Bird presents a vivid and captivating account of her travels through the untamed wilderness of the American West during the 1870s. Employing an intimate, conversational literary style, Bird deftly mingles travelogue and memoir, painting a rich tapestry of the landscapes, cultures, and challenges she encountered. Her narrative is laced with keen ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hawaiian Archipelago

    by Isabella Lucy Bird ...
    Within the last century the Hawaiian islands have been the topic of various works of merit, and some explanation of the reasons which have led me to enter upon the same subject are necessary. I was travelling for health, when circumstances induced me to land on the group, and the benefit which I derived from the climate tempted me to remain for nearly seven months. During that time the necessity ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains

    by Isabella Lucy Bird ...
    I have found a dream of beauty at which one might look all one's life and sigh. Not lovable, like the Sandwich Islands, but beautiful in its own way! A strictly North American beauty—snow-splotched mountains, huge pines, red-woods, sugar pines, silver spruce; a crystalline atmosphere, waves of the richest color; and a pine-hung lake which mirrors all beauty on its surface. Lake Tahoe is before me, ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Works of Isabella Bird

    by Isabella Bird ...
    The Complete Works of Isabella BirdIsabella Lucy Bird, married name Bishop FRGS, was a nineteenth-century British explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist. With Fanny Jane Butler she founded the John Bishop Memorial hospital in Srinagar. She was the first woman to be elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.This collection includes the following:Unbeaten Tracks in JapanNotes on Old ... Read more

    $2.75 CAD

  • A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Victorian Woman's Epistolary Journey Through Colorado Territory, Longs Peak, and the American West

    by Isabella Bird, Romy Jasperwell ...
    A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains gathers the letters Isabella Bird wrote during her 1873 travels through Colorado, transforming private correspondence into a vivid work of Victorian travel literature. With precise observation, dramatic landscape description, and a quietly ironic self-awareness, Bird records frontier settlements, mountain ascents, rough hospitality, and encounters with figures ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Englishwoman in America, Notes on Old Edinburgh and The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither

    by Isabella Lucy Bird ...
    Isabella Bird first woman to be elected to the Royal Geographical Society, 1831 - 1904. This book was published in 1856, her excursions to mid 19th century America. Shows the changes in America at the turn of the century through her eyes. As a general dislike of prefaces is unmistakeably evidenced by their uncut leaves, and as unknown readers could scarcely be induced to read a book by the most ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Korea and Her Neighbours - A Narrative of Travel, with an Account of the Recent Vicissitudes and Present Position of the Country

    by Isabella Bird Bishop ...
    This antiquarian volume contains a vivid description of nineteenth century Korea written by Isabella Bird Bishop. This account comprises an interesting and insightful narrative of travel, with an account of the vicissitudes and contemporary state of society in the country. This text is as much of an exploration of Victorian mindsets as it is an exploration of foreign lands, and will be of ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Korea and Her Neighbors

    Victorian Travelogue Series (Annotated)

    by Isabella Lucy Bird ...
    "Korea and Her Neighbors" is a travelogue written by Isabella Lucy Bird, a renowned Victorian-era explorer and writer. Published in 1898, the book details Bird's extensive travels throughout Korea and neighboring regions during the late 19th century.Isabella Bird's writings are characterized by her vivid descriptions of the places she visited and the people she encountered. In "Korea and Her ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Unbeaten Tracks In Japan

    by Isabella Bird ...
    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. ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

  • Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

    by Isabella Bird ...
    Unbeaten Tracks in Japan is a travel diary written by Isabella Bird of her trip to Japan in 1878, at the age of 47. It was first published in English in 1881.Isabella Lucy Bird (15 October 1831 – 7 October 1904), was a nineteenth-century English explorer, writer, photographer, and naturalist. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus