The virago book of women travellers
/ edited and with an introduction by Mary Morris in collaboration with Larry O'Connor
- London : Virago Press , 1996
- 438 p. ; 20 cm.
- San Miguel de Allende (Mexico)--Author .
Located in the Gloria Grant Room - special collection of San Miguel Authors.
Among the extraordinary women whose writing is included here are Gertrude Bell, Rose Macaulay, Mary McCarthy, Vita Sackville-West, Freya Stark, Edith Wharton, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Whether it is curiosity about the world, a thirst for adventure, or escape from personal tragedy, all these women are united in approaching their journeys with wit, intelligence, and compassion for those encountered along the way.