Lispings from low latitudes; or, Extracts from the journal of the Hon. Impulsia Gushington.
Dufferin and Clandeboye, Helen Selina Blackwood,Baroness,1807-1867.
London : John Murray, Albemarle Street,
1863.
Hon. Impulsia Gushington is a pseudonym for Helen Selina Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Clandeboye, afterwards Helen Selina Hay, Countess of Gifford.
Baroness Dufferin's humorous account of a journey to Egypt, based on an actual trip she made with her son, poking fun at the tendency of English lady travellers to publish narratives of their travels. The  text is organized in 23 letters, each illustrated with a plate, based on illustrations done by the Baroness,  depicting comic scenes.
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