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Anna, Lady Brassey (1839 1887) was an English travel writer and
philanthropist best known for her vivid accounts of ocean journeys
undertaken with her family. Her husband was a Civil Lord of the
Admiralty who made many ocean voyages by steam yacht to test this
new technology. Anna Brassey's description of these travels led to
her becoming a best-selling author. In 1874 and 1878 the Brasseys
sailed around the Mediterranean and as far as Constantinople in the
Sunbeam. Her account of the voyages, with many delightful
illustrations, is vividly written in considerable detail. It mixes
exotic descriptions of people and places with lively accounts of
domestic life on board. Inconveniences are made light of, and she
relishes new experiences and acquaintances, showing none of the
condescension towards foreigners often exhibited by Victorian
travellers. For more information on this author, see http:
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Anna, Lady Brassey (1839 1887) was an English travel writer and
philanthropist best known for her vivid accounts of ocean journeys
undertaken with her family. Her husband was a Civil Lord of the
Admiralty who made many ocean voyages by steam yacht to test this
new technology. Anna Brassey's description of these travels led to
her becoming a best-selling author. In 1886 1887 the Brasseys
sailed to India, Borneo and Australia, but sadly Annie died of
malaria during the journey. Her account of the voyage was published
in 1889 with a memoir by her husband. Her experiences are vividly
described and accompanied by many delightful illustrations.
Inconveniences are made light of, and she relishes new experiences
and acquaintances, showing none of the condescension towards
foreigners often exhibited by Victorian travellers. For more
information on this author, see http:
//orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=brasan
Anna, Lady Brassey (1839 1887) was an English travel writer and
philanthropist best known for her vivid accounts of ocean journeys
undertaken with her family. Her husband was a Civil Lord of the
Admiralty who made many ocean voyages by steam yacht to test this
new technology. Anna Brassey's description of these travels led to
her becoming a best-selling author. In 1883 the Brasseys travelled
to the Caribbean and back in the Sunbeam. Her account of the
voyage, with many delightful illustrations, is vividly written in
considerable detail. It mixes exotic descriptions with lively
accounts of domestic life on board with her young family and dogs.
Inconveniences are made light of, and she relishes new experiences
and acquaintances, showing none of the condescension towards
foreigners often exhibited by Victorian travellers. For more
information on this author, see http:
//orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=brasan
Annie, Lady Brassey (1839 1887) was an English travel writer and
philanthropist best known for her vivid accounts of ocean journeys
undertaken with her family. Her husband was a Civil Lord of the
Admiralty who made many ocean voyages by steam yacht to test this
new technology. Annie Brassey's description of these travels led to
her becoming a best-selling author. This volume, first published in
1878, contains her lively and detailed account of her family's
circumnavigation in the Sunbeam, the first circumnavigation of the
world by a steam yacht. Written in the form of a diary and based on
letters sent to her father, this volume mixes exotic descriptions
with lively accounts of domestic life on board, and was immensely
popular. The book illustrates the attitudes of middle-class
Victorians to exotic locations and cultures. For more information
on this author, see http:
//orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=brasan
Anna ""Annie"" Brassey (n e Allnutt), Baroness Brassey (1839 -
1887) was an English traveller and writer. Her bestselling book A
Voyage in the Sunbeam, our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months was
published in 1878. As a young woman, she also suffered from severe
burns when she stood too close to a fireplace and her skirt caught
fire; it took six months for her to recover. In 1860, she married
the English Member of Parliament Thomas Brassey, with whom she
lived near his Hastings constituency. The couple had five children
together before they travelled aboard their luxury yacht Sunbeam. A
Voyage in the Sunbeam, describing their journey round the world in
1876-77 with a complement of 43, including family, friends and
crew, [6] ran through many English editions and was translated into
at least five other languages. Her accounts of later voyages
include Sunshine and Storm in the East (1880);[7] In the Trades,
the Tropics, and the Roaring Forties (1885); and The Last Voyage
(1889, published posthumously).
Title: Voyage d'une famille autour du monde ... Traduit de
l'anglais par J. Butler ... Abridged.] Deuxie me e
dition.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel
guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and
female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal
narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Brassey, Annie;
Butler, Jean Charles Jacques Franc ois; 1878 xiv. 360 p.; 8 .
10025.s.1.
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Title: The Last Voyage ... 1887. Lady Brassey's journals and notes
of her last voyage in the "Sunbeam"; edited by Lady Barker. With a
brief memoir by Lord Brassey. With illustrations and a map.]
(Appendix. Part I. Voyage from Darnley Island to Port Darwin, Cape
of Good Hope, and England. By Lord Brassey.-Part II. A. Abstract of
log of "Sunbeam," prepared by Thomas Allnutt Brassey. B. Outline of
voyage, reprinted from "The Times.").Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This
collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and
documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also
included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of
trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and
the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Brassey, Annie;
Barker, Mary Anne; Brassey, Thomas Earl; 1889. xxiv. 490 p.; 8 .
010026.h.21.
Title: Sunshine and Storm in the East; or, Cruises to Cyprus and
Constantinople ... With upwards of 100 illustrations, chiefly from
drawings by the Hon. A. Y. Bingham.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The
collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from
some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written
for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any
curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages
past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes
song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Brassey, Annie; 1881. xxi. 488 p.; 8 . 10126.cc.27.
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