Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century
W. H. Davenport Adams
24 chapters · 12 h 30 min · English
Read by Ellies, Jim Locke, Lynne T, Dovie Cross, Michele Fry, Piotr Nater and others
Travel & Geography
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The nineteenth century saw the expansion in popularity of travel among the wealthy. Add to this the independence more women were enjoying as they were released from work in the home, and we have the recipe for some intrepid female travelers. Here we see the stories of just some such adventurous women. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
1 Countess Dora D'Istria 55 min 2 The Princess of Belgiojoso 31 min 3 Madame Hommaire de Hell I 52 min 4 Madame Hommaire de Hell II 50 min 5 Madame Hommaire de Hell III 7 min 6 Madame Léonie D'Aunet 13 min 7 Miss Frederika Bremer Part 1 37 min 8 Miss Frederika Bremer Part 2 37 min 9 Mademoiselle Alexina Tinné 51 min 10 Madame Ida Pfeiffer I 11 min 11 Madame Ida Pfeiffer II Part 1 43 min 12 Madame Ida Pfeiffer II Part 2 37 min 13 Madame de Bourboulon 1 h 1 min 14 Lady Hester Stanhope Part 1 36 min 15 Lady Hester Stanhope Part 2 34 min 16 Lady Brassey Part 1 31 min 17 Lady Brassey Part 2 30 min 18 Lady Morgan 10 min 19 Mrs. Trollope 33 min 20 Miss Harriet Martineau 21 min 21 Miss Isabella Bird 35 min 22 Lady Florence Dixie 10 min 23 Miss Gordon Cumming 13 min 24 Florence and Rosamond Hill, Lady Barker, Magyarland 13 min
