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Category: Lynn Abrams

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M C Bolitho, A Victorian Lady in the Himalayas, edited by Jean Burnett Jean Burnett is part of Writers Unchained, a collective of writers from Bristol, and has published novels with Little, Brown about the adventures of Lydia Bennett. She has edited the diary of Maria Bolitho, a Victorian Englishwoman who travelled across the Himalayas … Continue reading Enjoyed, with caveats →

Kate 20thC, 21stC, archaeology, architecture, biography, community life, cultural commentary, Gladys Huntingdon, Graham Robb, history, knitting instruction, Lynn Abrams, M C Bolitho, memoirs / diaries, myth, nature, outdoor adventure, political / social commentary, Robert Nathan, sea stories, teenage romance, the life of the times, the world of work, travelogue, Uncategorized 4 Comments August 4, 2019
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