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Travels in West Africa : the Classic Account of One Woman's Epic and Eccentric Journey in the 1890's (76 Edition)

by Mary Kingsley

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She came from the Victorian age, when women lived sheltered and subjugated. Yet, when Mary Kingsley's invalid parents died within six weeks of each other, she followed in her explorer father's footsteps and traveled to Africa against her society's every convention. Here is her lively and witty account of that journey, an immediate bestseller when it first came out in 1897 and every bit as gripping today. Kingsley's complicated and indomitable character shines through in each sentence, as she describes hacking, marching, and climbing her way through the continent. After more than a century, she remains a feminist icon and a most remarkable woman.

Synopsis:

Born in 1862, Mary Kingsley was the daughter of an explorer who was freed to follow in her father's footsteps following her parents' death. She made two trips in the 1890s, and her lively and witty account, reproduced here, was an immediate bestseller when first published in 1897.

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ISBN:

9781842121108

Subtitle:

Travels In West Africa : The Classic Account of One Woman's Epic and Eccentric Journey in the 1890's

Author:

Kingsley, Mary

Publisher:

Phoenix Press

Location:

London

Subject:

Historical

Subject:

Africa

Subject:

Description and travel

Subject:

Historical - General

Subject:

Essays & Travelogues

Subject:

Africa, West

Series:

Great Voyagers

Series Volume:

[5]

Publication Date:

20010628

Binding:

TP

Language:

English

Pages:

304

Dimensions:

8.50x5.45x1.04 in. .83 lbs.

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"Synopsis" by Ingram,

She came from the Victorian age, when women lived sheltered and subjugated. Yet, when Mary Kingsley's invalid parents died within six weeks of each other, she followed in her explorer father's footsteps and traveled to Africa against her society's every convention. Here is her lively and witty account of that journey, an immediate bestseller when it first came out in 1897 and every bit as gripping today. Kingsley's complicated and indomitable character shines through in each sentence, as she describes hacking, marching, and climbing her way through the continent. After more than a century, she remains a feminist icon and a most remarkable woman.

"Synopsis" by Gardners, Born in 1862, Mary Kingsley was the daughter of an explorer who was freed to follow in her father's footsteps following her parents' death. She made two trips in the 1890s, and her lively and witty account, reproduced here, was an immediate bestseller when first published in 1897.