Isabella L. Bird
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Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan- Volume 2
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
Continuing her daring travels, this volume explores the landscapes, peoples, and customs of Persia and Kurdistan. Rich in observation and experience, it offers vivid accounts of adventure, cultural insight, and the challenges of journeying through remote and fascinating regions.
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Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan- Volume 1
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travel memoir chronicling adventures through Persia and Kurdistan, filled with striking landscapes, cultural encounters, and personal observations. Through daring journeys and keen insight, it offers readers an immersive glimpse into distant lands and the lives of their people.
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Korea and Her Neighbors
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travelogue exploring Korea and its surrounding regions, filled with detailed observations of landscapes, culture, and daily life. Through keen insight and adventurous journeys, it offers readers an engaging portrait of a distant land and its people.
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Chinese Pictures: Notes on Photographs Made in China
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
Through striking glimpses of nineteenth-century China, this work blends vivid observation with cultural insight. From bustling cities to remote villages, it reveals a land of contrast and beauty, offering a rare, thoughtful portrait of Chinese life during a time of profound change.
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The Englishwoman in America
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A fearless traveler crosses the Atlantic and rides rough stages, lake steamers, and prairie wagons through the raw United States—Boston parlors to frontier cabins, Niagara’s spray to Rocky Mountain snows. With sharp, curious eyes she weighs manners, politics, faith, and food, meeting strangers who prove America’s contradictions: restless, generous, harsh, and endlessly surprising.
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Notes on Old Edinburgh
Categories: Non-Fiction » History
A vivid portrait of Scotland’s historic capital, capturing its winding streets, grand architecture, and the spirit of its people. Through sharp observation and affectionate detail, it brings to life the city’s legends, contrasts, and timeless charm, preserving the character of old Edinburgh for generations to come.
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A fearless Englishwoman explores the untamed Rocky Mountains in the 1870s, riding solo through rugged peaks and frontier towns. Her vivid letters capture thrilling encounters with outlaws, wildlife, and settlers, blending adventure with sharp insights into a wild, changing West
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The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A daring journey unfolds through the lush jungles and bustling ports of nineteenth-century Southeast Asia. With keen eyes and fearless spirit, a traveler captures the beauty, danger, and wonder of lands rarely seen by Westerners, revealing a vivid portrait of cultures, landscapes, and the courage to explore the unknown.
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Among the Tibetans
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travel memoir tracing a daring journey through the rugged Tibetan highlands. The narrator braves treacherous trails, icy rivers, and remote monasteries, immersing in the vibrant culture and spiritual life of the Tibetan people. With keen observation, the account captures their customs, resilience, and mystique, painting an evocative portrait of a land both enchanting and untamed.
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The Hawaiian Archipelago
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A journey through the islands’ volcanic landscapes, lush valleys, and vibrant cultures reveals the beauty and complexity of Hawaii in the 19th century. Observations of nature, society, and adventure paint a vivid portrait of an archipelago both enchanting and untamed.
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