Author: DE COURCY. ANNE
Title: The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
Description: London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2012, 1st UK Edition. (ISBN: 0297863827) Soft cover. Book, What spurred so many Victorian women to leave behind the security and comfort of their middle-class homes to undertake perilous journeys of thousands of miles? This book draws on the diaries, letters and writings of more than 50 such women to investigate their experiences and aspirations. 300p.bibliography index. Fine.

Keywords: 0297863827 Women Travellers Explorers India