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Isabella Lucy BirdThe Englishwoman in America (April 23, 2008)

LibriVox recording of The Englishwoman in America by Isabella Lucy Bird . Read by Sibella Denton

Isabella Bird travels abroad in Canada and the United States in the 1850s. As an Englishwoman and a lone female, she travels as far as Chicago, Prince Edward Island, and Cincinatti. Her observations on the trials and tribulations of the journeys are astute, if formed by her place and time in history. Adventures with pickpockets, omnibuses, cholera, and rat invested hotels deter her not. (Sibella Denton)

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This audio is part of the collection: LibriVox

Artist/Composer: Isabella Lucy Bird
Date: 2008-04-23
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: non fiction; isabella; bird; journey; travels; audio books; librivox

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: alamedared - - April 25, 2008
Subject: Terrific Travelogue!!
This is an amazing first hand account of travels in 19th century America and Canada. I learned so many new things--- as if I were right there. The fear of getting cholera was fascinating to find out about as was the author's interaction with Native Canadians in their wigwams. Very well read too. Don't miss this one!