Celebrated Women Travelers Of The Nineteenth Century (1903)

""Celebrated Women Travelers of the Nineteenth Century"" is a book written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published in 1903. This book is a collection of biographies of notable female travelers from the 1800s, who defied societal norms by exploring the world and sharing their experiences through their writings. The book features accounts of women such as Isabella Bird, who traveled extensively through Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and Mary Kingsley, who explored West and Central Africa. Other women featured in the book include Fanny Bullock Workman, who climbed mountains in the Himalayas, and Gertrude Bell, who explored the Middle East. The book provides insights into the challenges these women faced as they traveled alone in a time when it was considered unconventional for women to do so. The author also highlights the contributions of these women to the fields of geography, anthropology, and literature. Overall, ""Celebrated Women Travelers of the Nineteenth Century"" is an inspiring and informative read about the lives and adventures of some of the most remarkable women of the 1800s.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.