Women's Travel Writing 1750-1850, 8-Volume Set

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The Romantic Period saw a massive advance in British colonial expansion, which was accompanied by a corresponding expansion in travel writings. These published letters, journals and books provided British readers with detailed accounts of new and exotic locations and thus engaged the reading public with expansionist enterprises. Covering the period of the French Revolution up until Victoria’s ascendancy to the throne, and featuring journeys spanning France and central Europe, India, and South America, this collection brings together some of the most interesting travel accounts written by women at this time. The authors included come from a variety of social backgrounds and their written styles are as varied as their journeys. For instance, Williams and Morgan were professional writers who may be described as ‘feminists’, while Fay and Falconbridge were ordinary women who had been through extraordinary experiences. Cover Volume1 Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Introduction Letters from France Letter I Letter II Letter III Letter IV Letter V Letter VI Letter VII Letter VIII Letter IX Letter X Letter XI Letter XII Letter XIII Letter XIV Letter XV Letter XVI Letter XVII Letter XVIII Letter XIX Letter XX Letter XXI Letter XXII Letter XXIII Letter XXIV Letter XXV Letter XXVI Letter XXVII Letter XXVIII Letter XXIX Letter XXX Letter XXXI Letter XXXII Letter XXXIII Letter XXXIV Letter XXXV Letter XXXVI Letter XXXVII Letter XXXVIII Letter XXXIX Letter XL Letter XLI Letter XLII Letter XLIII Letter XLIV Letter XLV Letter XLVI Letter XLVII Letter XLVIII Letter XLIX Letter L Volume2 Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Advertisement to the Second Volume Letters from Frace Letter I Letter II Letter III Letter IV Letter V Letter VI Letter VII Letter VIII Letter IX Letter X Letter XI Letter XII Correspondence Volume3 Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Narrative of Two Voyages to the River Sierra Leone Dedication Preface Letter I Letter II Letter III Letter III Letter IV Letter V Letter VI Letter VII Letter VIII Letter IX Letter X Journal Letter XI Letter XII Letter XIII Letter XIV To Henry Thornton, Esq. M.P. and Chairman of the Court of Directors of the Sierra Leone Company, &c. &c. Appendix Errata History of a Six Weeks' Tour Preface France Switzerland Germany Holland Letters Letter I Letter II Letter III Letter IV Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni Mont Blanc. Lines Written in the Vale of Chamouni Volume4 Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Preface Original Letters Letter I Letter II Letter III Letter IV In Continuation Outer Mole Leghorn Letter VI Letter VII Letter VIII Letter IX Letter X Letter XI Letter XII Letter XIII Letter XIV Letter XV Letter XVI Letter XVII Letter XVIII Letter XIX Letter XX Letter XXI Letter XXII On Board The Valentine Letter XXIII Part Second Containing an Abstract of the Author's Three Subsequent Voyages to India Letter I Letter II Letter III Letter IV Letter V Letter VI Letter VII Letter VIII Volume5 Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Orginal Title Page 1: Letters from the East Indies, &c Letter I Letter II Letter III Letter IV Letter V Letter VI Letter VII Letter VIII Letter IX Letter X Letter XI Letter XII Letter XIII Letter XIV Letter XV Letter XVI Letter XVII Letter XVIII Letter XIX Letter XX Letter XXI Letter XXII Letter XXIII Letter XXIV Letter XXV Letter XXVI Letter XXVII Letter XXVIII Letter XXIX Letter XXX Letter XXXI Letter XXXII Letter XXXIII Letter XXXIV Letter XXXV Letter XXXVI Letter XXXVII Letter XXXVIII Letter XXXIX Letter XL Letter XLI Letter XLII Letter XLIII Letter XLIII Letter XLV Letter XLVI Letter XLVII Letter XLVIII Letter XLIX Letter L Letter LI Letter LII Letter LIII Letter LIV Letter LV Letter LVI Letter LVII Letter LVIII Letter LIX Letter LX Letter LXI Letter LXII Letter LXIII Letter LXIV Letter LXV Letter LXVI Letter LXVII Letter LXVIII Volume6 Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Advertisement Table of Contents Chapter I:—Historic Sketches Chapter II:—Passage of the Alps Chapter III:—Piedmont Chapter IV:—Piedmont Chapter V:—Lombardy Chapter VI:—Lombardy Chapter VII:—Lombardy Chapter VIII:—Lombardy Chapter IX:—Lombardy Chapter X:—Lombardy Chapter XI:—Genoa Chapter XII:—Genoese Society Chapter XIII:—Piazenza. Parma. Modena Volume7 Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Table of Contents Chapter XIV:—Bologna Chapter XV:—Tuscany Chapter XVI:—Tuscany Chapter XVII:—Tuscany Chapter XVIII:—Route to Rome Chapter XIX:—Rome Chapter XX:—Historic Sketch Volume8 Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Chapter XXI:—Rome.—Ceremonies of the Church Chapter XXII:—Route from Rome to Naples Chapter XXIII:—Naples Chapter XXIV:—Naples Chapter XXV:—Route from Foligno to Venice Chapter XXVI:—Venice Appendix: On the State of Medicine in Italy, with Brief Notices of some of the Universities and Hospitals No. I: On the Agriculture, Etc. of Lombardy No. II: Precis Indicatif No. III: Avviso Sacro No. IV: Diario Di Roma No. V: Index Expurgatorius of Rome