Venus in transit
Subtitle: Australia's women travellers, 1788-1930
By: edited by Douglas R.G. Sellick.
Contributors: Sellick, Douglas.
Publisher: Fremantle Arts Centre Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: North Fremantle, W.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Women travelers -- Australia -- History.; Women travelers -- New Zealand -- History.; Women travelers -- Australia -- Biography.; Women travelers -- New Zealand -- Biography.; Travelers' writings, Australian.; Australia -- Description and travel.; New Zealand -- Description and travel.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This collection brings to life the true stories of twenty women travellers. From Marian Ellis Rowan who travelled the colonial wilds dressed in the height of Victorian fashion, to Amy Johnson who flew solo from London to Darwin in 1930s, these tales of hardship, adventure and romance will seduce and enthral."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 359).