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Letters to Henrietta

by Isabella Bird, Kay Chubbuck
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Synopsis

The legendary Victorian traveler's previously unpublished letters to her homebound sister.

The New York Times

In Bird's letters, you hear the enticing, raucous voice of a woman who is thoroughly enjoying a wide range of inappropriate behavior. — Michael Pye

About the Author, Isabella Bird

Kay Chubbuck is a lecturer in the Writing Program at Princeton University and a freelance journalist. Her articles have appeared in Newsweek, Outside Magazine, and the Baltimore Sun.

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Book Details

Published
February 1, 2003
Publisher
Northeastern University Press
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781555535544

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