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A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy

by Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797-1858)
translated by Henry William Dulcken (1832-1894)

Ida Pfeiffer travelled alone in an era when women didn’t travel. She went first on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, then went on to Egypt and Italy. Understanding the difficulties a woman would face travelling alone and on a budget, she made a will before she left. Go she did, however; and upon her return she wrote this book. She used the proceeds to finance her next trip - six months in Iceland.

(Summary by Sibella Denton)

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