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Isabella Bird (1831-1904) was one of the most famous Victorian female explorers, and the first woman member of the Royal Geographical Society. Bird was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous complaints. She toured the United States and Canada, Australasia and the Far East before her marriage to Dr John Bishop in 1881. After his death in 1886 she decided to become a missionary, and travelled to India and little-known parts of the Middle East. She then went to Iraq, China and Morocco. Each of her expeditions produced very successful books, many in the form of letters to her sister, beginning with An Englishwoman in America (1856); most of these are also reissued in this series. This biography by Anna Stoddart, who had known and admired Bird, was published in 1906 and depicts a daring, determined and perceptive woman.

Women travelers --- Bird, Isabella L. --- Travelers, Women --- Travelers --- Bishop, --- Bird, I. L. --- Author of The Englishwoman in America, --- Englishwoman in America, Author of the, --- Bishop, J. F., --- Bisyop, I. B., --- Bādo, Izabera, --- Bādo, Isabera Eru, --- Bādo, I. L., --- Bishop, Isabella Bird, --- Bisop, Isabella Bŏdŭ, --- Bīshūp, Īzābilā, --- Bo'er, Yishabeila Luxi, --- Bode, Yishabeila, --- Bishop, Isabella Lucy Bird, --- 伊莎贝拉・伯德,

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Isabella Bird (Mrs Bishop, 1831-1904) was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for her physical and nervous difficulties. Her accounts of travel in America, Hawaii, Japan and Persia were best-sellers. This two-volume work, first published in 1898, was one of the books arising from Bird's visit to Korea and China between 1894 and 1897, the other being The Yangtse Valley and Beyond (1899), also available in this series. Korea was a battleground during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5, and subsequently became increasingly dominated by Japan, being annexed fully in 1910. Bird provides vivid descriptions of the Korean people, their way of life and customs at a time when the country had only recently opened up to the West. In Volume 1 she gives her first impressions of Seoul, and travels down the Han river, commenting especially on the lowly position of women.

Bird, Isabella L. --- Travel --- Korea --- Description and travel. --- Bishop, --- Bird, I. L. --- Author of The Englishwoman in America, --- Englishwoman in America, Author of the, --- Bishop, J. F., --- Bisyop, I. B., --- Bādo, Izabera, --- Bādo, Isabera Eru, --- Bādo, I. L., --- Bishop, Isabella Bird, --- Bisop, Isabella Bŏdŭ, --- Bīshūp, Īzābilā, --- Bo'er, Yishabeila Luxi, --- Bode, Yishabeila, --- Bishop, Isabella Lucy Bird, --- 伊莎贝拉・伯德, --- Description and travel

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Isabella Bird's Unbeaten Tracks in Japan was published in 1880 and recounts her travels in the Far East, begun four years earlier. Bird was recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for her physical and nervous difficulties. She toured the United States and Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the Sandwich Islands, before travelling to the Far East in order to strengthen herself to marry Dr John Bishop and live in Edinburgh. Based on the letters Bird wrote home, primarily to her sister, Volume 2 covers her journeys to Yeso, Tokyo, Kyoto, and the Ise Shrines, and includes her experiences of staying with the Hairy Ainu, the indigenous inhabitants of northern Japan. As with the first volume, it includes much detail of the lifestyles, customs, and habits of the people she encountered, as well as a chapter on Japanese public affairs.

Bird, Isabella L. --- Travel --- Japan --- Description and travel. --- Social life and customs --- Bishop, --- Bird, I. L. --- Author of The Englishwoman in America, --- Englishwoman in America, Author of the, --- Bishop, J. F., --- Bisyop, I. B., --- Bādo, Izabera, --- Bādo, Isabera Eru, --- Bādo, I. L., --- Bishop, Isabella Bird, --- Bisop, Isabella Bŏdŭ, --- Bīshūp, Īzābilā, --- Bo'er, Yishabeila Luxi, --- Bode, Yishabeila, --- Bishop, Isabella Lucy Bird, --- 伊莎贝拉・伯德, --- Description and travel

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J2297.31 --- J3400 --- Europe: Genealogy and biography of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England --- Japan: Geography and local history -- Honshū and Japan in general --- Bird, Isabella L. --- Bishop, --- Bird, I. L. --- Author of The Englishwoman in America, --- Englishwoman in America, Author of the, --- Bishop, J. F., --- Bisyop, I. B., --- Bādo, Izabera, --- Bādo, Isabera Eru, --- Bādo, I. L., --- Bishop, Isabella Bird, --- Bisop, Isabella Bŏdŭ, --- Bīshūp, Īzābilā, --- Bo'er, Yishabeila Luxi, --- Bode, Yishabeila, --- Bishop, Isabella Lucy Bird, --- 伊莎贝拉・伯德, --- Travel

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Recommended an open-air life from an early age as a cure for physical and nervous difficulties, the indefatigable Isabella Bird toured the United States and Canada, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, the Far East, India, Turkey, Persia and Kurdistan. Her accounts of her travels, written in the form of letters to her sister, were bestsellers. In 1875 she published her account of six months in the Hawaiian archipelago. During this time she explored the islands on horseback, visiting volcanos, climbing mountains, and living with the natives. The book includes considerable detail about the lifestyles, customs, and habits of the people she encountered, and of the geography and geology of the islands. Her enthusiasm for Hawaii and its people is evident from her vivid descriptions, but she disliked the restrictive atmosphere of the foreign settlements. The book includes outlines of the history and economy of the islands.

Bird, Isabella L. --- Travel --- Hawaii --- Description and travel. --- Social life and customs --- Bishop, --- Bird, I. L. --- Author of The Englishwoman in America, --- Englishwoman in America, Author of the, --- Bishop, J. F., --- Bisyop, I. B., --- Bādo, Izabera, --- Bādo, Isabera Eru, --- Bādo, I. L., --- Bishop, Isabella Bird, --- Bisop, Isabella Bŏdŭ, --- Bīshūp, Īzābilā, --- Bo'er, Yishabeila Luxi, --- Bode, Yishabeila, --- Bishop, Isabella Lucy Bird, --- 伊莎贝拉・伯德, --- Chavaē --- Gavaĭi --- Gavaĭskie Ostrova --- Gavaĭtæ --- H.I. --- HA --- Hahuai --- Hauaiʻi --- Haṿai Inzlen --- Havaiji --- Havajai --- Havajas --- Hawai-shū --- Hawaii Eyaleti --- Hawaii-Inseln --- Hawaii (Kingdom) --- Hawaii (Republic) --- Hawaii (State) --- Hawaii (Ter.) --- Hawaii (Territory) --- Hawaiian Islands --- Hawaiju --- Hawaje --- HI --- Khavai --- Kingdom of Hawaiʻi --- Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi --- Republic of Hawaii --- Shtat Havaï --- State of Hawaii --- Territory of Hawaii --- Tlahtohcāyōtl Hahuai --- Xiaweiyi --- Xiaweiyi Zhou --- Χαβάη --- Хаваји --- Хаваи --- Штат Гаваї --- Гавайтæ --- Гавайи --- Гаваї --- האוואי --- הוואי --- ハワイ --- ハワイ州 --- 夏威夷 --- 夏威夷州 --- 하와이 --- 하와이주 --- Description and travel