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An English Girl'S First Impressions Of Burmah

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Availability:In StockContributor:Beth EllisTheme:Cultural Region/Southeast AsianPublish date:7/21/2021Pages:110
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Alpha EditionISBN-13:9789354841033ISBN-10:9354841031UPC:9789354841033Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Asia, Special InterestBook Topic:Southeast, AdventureSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.173Product ID:SCC89S58GG
A brisk, sunlit invitation to a vanished world-and a journey that still speaks. An English Girl's First Impressions Of Burmah offers a vivid travel memoir and colonial travelogue infused with nature and travel essays, capturing climate, landscapes, and intimate cultural encounter observations from the late empire era. Beth Ellis's perceptive voice renders Burma through a Victorian lens yet with fresh immediacy: observations that feel both exploratory and reverent, mindful of the human landscapes as much as the rivers and mountains. This warmly written travel reading list companion rewards casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike with a lucid, engaging tone that balances historical curiosity with personal reflection. The book holds notable literary and historical significance as a window into british colonial impressions and colonial era travel writing, presenting early travel writing as cultural dialogue rather than mere reportage. It sits at the crossroads of history and sensation, inviting readers to trace the threads of empire through intimate scenes and lucid prose. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This edition preserves a cherished voice within the broader tapestry of victorian Burma, late empire Asia travel, and British empire travel narratives, inviting both curious explorers and discerning historians to revisit a classic with renewed glow.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Alpha EditionISBN-13:9789354841033ISBN-10:9354841031UPC:9789354841033Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Asia, Special InterestBook Topic:Southeast, AdventureSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.173Product ID:SCC89S58GG
Publisher: Alpha Edition

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Beth Ellis

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