Diario de Su Residencia En Chile (1822) y de Su Viaje Al Brasil

by Maria Graham

Excerpt from Diario de Su Residencia en Chile (1822) Y de Su Viaje al Brasil (1823) San

Examina nuestra viajera la casa en la cual se hospeda. Sobre la muralla,
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

455 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1824

About the author

Maria Graham, later Maria, Lady Callcott (sometimes credited as Maria Callcott), was a British writer of travel books and children's books, and also an accomplished illustrator.

Reviews

[Kirsty McCracken · Rating 3 out of 5]

I forgot to post this at the beginning of the month so I guess it's technically Book 50 but it's going up as Book 55.

Maria Graham led a most extraordinary life. She was able to follow her husband all around the world and luckily for us she wrote about it. Sadly at the beginning of this volume she loses her husband to an unmentioned malady. However she defies what was expected of her and stays on in Chile and explores the continent with her friends - old and new. And thanks to her being a woman we get a glimpse into the daily life of women and their families in Chile at the time, something we likely wouldn't have seen had she been a man.

Also, Forgotten Books are a publishing company who take undeservedly forgotten manuscripts and writings and print them in their originally published style. Pretty damn awesome of them, hey?

3.5* for a life well lived.

[QQJJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this travel journal by an Englishwoman in 19th century Chile. She happened to be in Chile to write about a major earthquake and a critical time of Chilean independence, as well as descriptions of flora, fauna, geography, housing, customs, and agriculture. I appreciated this early perspective one of the first professional female travel writers.