Evelyn Kaye
Författare till Amazing Traveler Isabella Bird: The Biography of a Victorian Adventurer
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- Födelsedag
- 1937
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Statistik
- Verk
- 13
- Medlemmar
- 88
- Popularitet
- #209,356
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 2
- ISBN
- 17
Somewhat forgotten, interest in Isabella Bird started picking up since the 1980s, and in 1998, the American travel writer Evelyn Kaye decided to travel to Japan following in the foorsteps of Isabella Bird to see what remains of the sights the Victorian traveller observed. Following Bird's detailed descriptions, Kaye was able to plan an itinerary taking her fairly precisely along the route followed by Isabella Bird more than 100 years earlier.
Japan was neither much visited by foreigners then, as it attracts but small numbers of foreign travellers now, most of whom follow a quite different trail from Isabella's path. Adventures in Japan. A literary journey in the footsteps of a Victorian lady, therefore, reads like a modern update on Bird's journey. Much to the author's surprise, the Japanese have preserved the legacy of Isabella Bird's visit to Japan much better than the way it is remembered in the West. In various places, Kaye stumbled upon memorials commemorating Isabella Bird's visit to Japan.
Adventures in Japan. A literary journey in the footsteps of a Victorian lady is written in a very personal style, forefronting the author's personal enjoyment and journey of discovery, while documenting the legacy of Isabella Bird. The book is published with a preface by Jan Morris.… (mer)