Bishop, Isabella Lucy

Isabella Lucy Bird (Mrs. Bishop) was born in 1831. She won fame in her own time as surely the most remarkable woman traveller of the nineteenth century. She published nine books about her travels, and her writing is guaranteed to produce a thirst for adventure and travel. She died in Edinburgh in 1904. Among her books are "Korea and Her Neighbours" and "Six Months in Hawaii," both published by Kegan Paul International.