Letters to Henrietta /
Bird, Isabella L.(Isabella Lucy),1831-1904.
Chubbuck, Kay.
Bird, Henrietta Amelia,1834-1880.
London : John Murray,
2002.
In this fascinating collection of Bird's previously unpublished letters to her homebound younger sister Henrietta, one experiences her journeys firsthand and gains insight into the ambiguous private life of a woman who often invented her public face.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. The first world tour, 1872-3: The sea -- Australia -- Hawaii -- Colorado -- Pt. 2. The second world tour, 1878-9: Japan & the way thither -- China -- The Malay Peninsula.
In this fascinating collection of Bird's previously unpublished letters to her homebound younger sister Henrietta, one experiences her journeys firsthand and gains insight into the ambiguous private life of a woman who often invented her public face.
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904
Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy), 1831-1904
Bird, Henrietta Amelia, 1834-1880
Women travelers
Travelers
Voyages around the world.