Voyage d'une femme autour du monde by Ida Pfeiffer
"Tabby's travels" by Lucy Ellen Guernsey is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. It presents a first-person journey by an intrepid woman determined to circumnavigate the globe, emphasizing shipboard life, hard-earned practical advice, and clear-eyed observations of the places she reaches, especially Brazil. The opening of the work begins with a biographical notice of the famed traveler Ida Pfeiffer, praising her courage, persistence, and plain, truthful style, and sketching her
wide-ranging expeditions, capped by a letter of endorsement from Alexander von Humboldt. An author’s preface follows, rejecting the label “tourist” and promising an unadorned account. Chapter I then recounts departure from Vienna for Hamburg, waiting for a companion, and embarking on a Danish brig to Brazil; the narrator contrasts steamers with sailing ships, lists the provisions and gear a long voyage demands, and depicts the slow run down the Elbe, rough days in the English Channel, bioluminescent seas, flying fish, “Portuguese man-of-war,” the equator crossing, sudden “vamperos,” and, after storms, the dramatic entry into Rio’s bay—ending with a poignant note about a fellow passenger abandoned by her husband. The start of Chapter II turns to Rio de Janeiro itself: its streets, aqueduct, markets, opera, and museum; the dominance of Black labor, the realities of slavery and policing, and festival scenes, all described in a sober, observant tone. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pfeiffer, Ida, 1797-1858 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Eine Frauenfahrt um die Welt. French |
| Title | Voyage d'une femme autour du monde |
| Original Publication | Paris: Lirairie de L. Hachette et cie, 1858. |
| Credits | Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
| Subject | Voyages around the world |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77239 |
| Release Date | Nov 15, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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