Unsuitable for Ladies

By Jane Robinson,

Book cover of Unsuitable for Ladies: An Anthology of Women Travellers

Book description

Real ladies do not travel - or so it was once said. This collection of women's travel writing dispels the notion by showing how there are few corners of the world that have not been visited by women travellers. There are also few difficulties, physical or emotional, real or imagined,…

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1 author picked Unsuitable for Ladies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Florence Nightingale, Freya Start, Gertrude Bell, Karen Blixen, and many other well-known women share their travel adventures in this wildly audacious and inspiring collection of stories. From encountering a madman in the Amazon to surviving a shipwreck, these intrepid globe-trotters overcome many challenges in their dauntless explorations. This book will show you a different side of these famous women.

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