Worlds of knowledge in women's travel writing /

Worlds of knowledge in women's travel writing / edited by James Uden. - Boston: Ilex Foundation, 2022 - 177p. - Ilex Foundation series ; .

Includes bibliographical references.

"Worlds of Knowledge in Women's Travel Writing rediscovers a wide range of authors from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. A stowaway on a voyage circumnavigating the globe; a nineteenth-century visitor to schools in Japan; an Indian activist undertaking a pilgrimage to Iraq - these are some of the writers whose experiences come to life in this volume. Written by experts in a wide range of fields, this interdisciplinary volume sheds new light on the range, innovation, and erudition of travel narratives by women"--

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Travelers' writings
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