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While we feel deeply the responsibility resting upon everybody who writes experiences of travel, to inform people who are thinking of it as to what to take with them, Orthodocia and I have agreed to offer no advice upon this point. For we do not now believe that the best regulated wardrobe and the best informed mind would be equal to complete preparation for a trip round the world beforehand. There must be additions and subtractions, things one would have given anything to have had, and things one would have given anything to have left behind. One wants old clothes and new clothes, and a little of everything in the way of garments the thermometer can possibly demand. There is the widest possible margin for the luxuries and vanities of individual requirement for instance, there were moments in Japan when Orthodocia yearned for a piano and I for a spring bed, but we would have felt the inconvenience of them afterward.
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Sara Jeannette Duncan was a Canadian author and journalist best known for The Imperialist, considered to be one of the first modern Canadian novels. Educated as a teacher, Duncan shifted to journalism, acting as a travelling writer for Canadian newspapers in addition to writing columns for The Globe and later for the Washington Post. Following her marriage to an Anglo-Indian civil servant, Duncan turned to fiction, and went on to publish more than twenty novels. Duncan died in 1922, shortly after settling in Surrey, England, with her husband.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Join Orthodocia, a young Englishwoman, as she embarks on a journey around the world in the late 19th century. The author, through Orthodocia's humorous observations, provides a unique and insightful perspective on the social and cultural landscape of the era. This book explores the evolving roles of women in society, the challenges of navigating cultural differences, and the complexities of travel in a time before modern conveniences. From the bustling streets of Montreal to the vast prairies of Canada and beyond, Orthodocia encounters a cast of characters and experiences that paint a vivid picture of the world as it was. Her journey serves as a backdrop to the author's commentary on the changing relationship between England and its colonies, the social expectations placed on women, and the evolving concept of "civilization" in a rapidly globalizing world. The author skillfully blends wry wit with insightful observations, offering a delightful and thought-provoking exploration of a pivotal period in history. Through Orthodocia's eyes, the reader gains a deeper understanding of the cultural clashes and social anxieties that defined the late Victorian era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331004110_0
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Soft Cover. Condition: vg+. Facsimile reprint of the original published by Chatto & Windus in London in 1890. xii 417 pages; b/w frontis & illustrations; contents clean & tight; 9" tall; light shelf wear to edges of cover. Paperback. Seller Inventory # 162613
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