Adventures in Japan: A Literary Journey in the Footsteps of a Victorian Lady [Paperback]

Evelyn Kaye (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 6, 2000

Evelyn Kaye follows Bird's 1878 route through Japan, 120 years later.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Blue Panda (August 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929315007
• ISBN-13: 978-1929315000
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,616,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique, totally engaging, wonderfully well written., September 7, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adventures in Japan: A Literary Journey in the Footsteps of a Victorian Lady (Paperback)

Illustrated with color photos and black & white drawings enhance Evelyn Kaye's entertaining travelogue as she follows the 1878 route of Victorian traveler Isabella Bird through northern Japan. The adventure of a woman traveler in that part of the world in those days was so remarkable that Evelyn discovered that more than a hundred and twenty years later Isabella Bird was still remembered with her book still in print (in Japanese), community memorials erected in her memory, and the subject of a Tokyo television show! Adventures In Japan is a unique, totally engaging, wonderfully well written, enthusiastically recommended account of a personal journey through Japan as seen through the eyes of two women travelers, one from the 19th century and the other from the 20th.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating account., July 3, 2000

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This review is from: Adventures in Japan: A Literary Journey in the Footsteps of a Victorian Lady (Paperback)

Adventures in Japan provides a modern woman's story of following Victorian adventurer Isabella Bird's 1878 through northern Japan, where Bird is still remembered. Kaye's three-week journey provides a fascinating account of both her experiences in northern Japan and Bird's lasting influence in the region.