Travels in West Africa (2007)

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Travels in West Africa (2007)
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Travels in West Africa (2007)

Mary H. Kingsley
Edition year 2007
Binding Cloth
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 288
Dimensions 9.5 × 6.2 in

Edition details

Travels in West Africa by Mary Kingsley. 2nd Edition. Edited by Elpeth Huxley. Introduced by Sara Wheeler. 12 pages of b&w plates. Map endpapers. Bound in cream cloth colour blocked with a design. 288pp. 9.5x6.2in

About the book

Mary Kingsley's Travels in West Africa recounts her remarkable journeys through the region during the 1890s. Travelling with unusual independence for a Victorian woman, Kingsley studied local cultures, collected natural-history specimens and journeyed through demanding environments. Her account combines adventure with sharp observations about colonial attitudes.

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