Through Spain to the Sahara - Betham-Edwards, Matilda
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Experience 19th-century travel through "Through Spain to the Sahara," a captivating journey penned by Matilda Betham-Edwards. This meticulously prepared edition offers a window into a bygone era, vividly portraying Spain and Algeria through the eyes of a seasoned traveler. Journey from the Iberian Peninsula to the edge of the Sahara Desert, exploring the landscapes and cultures of North Africa. Betham-Edwards's detailed descriptions bring to life the cities and vastness of Algeria, offering a unique historical perspective. This enduring work captures the spirit of adventure and the allure of…mehr

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Experience 19th-century travel through "Through Spain to the Sahara," a captivating journey penned by Matilda Betham-Edwards. This meticulously prepared edition offers a window into a bygone era, vividly portraying Spain and Algeria through the eyes of a seasoned traveler. Journey from the Iberian Peninsula to the edge of the Sahara Desert, exploring the landscapes and cultures of North Africa. Betham-Edwards's detailed descriptions bring to life the cities and vastness of Algeria, offering a unique historical perspective. This enduring work captures the spirit of adventure and the allure of the unknown, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in historical travel writing, the history of Spain, or the landscapes of the Sahara. A timeless classic, it invites readers to explore the world through the eyes of a 19th-century observer. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Matilda Betham-Edwards was an English novelist, travel writer, Francophile, and prolific poet who corresponded with several well-known English male writers of the day. In addition, she wrote several children's books. Betham-Edwards was the fourth child of Edward Edwards (1808-1864), a farmer, and his wife Barbara (1806-1848), daughter of William Betham (1749-1839), an antiquary and preacher. She was educated in Ipswich and worked as a governess-pupil at a school in London. Her first novel, The White House by the Sea (1857), was an immediate success, reissued numerous times, pirated in the United States, and remained in print for forty years. Matilda studied French and German abroad before moving to Suffolk with her sister to oversee her father's farm. Not happy with solely rural jobs, she occasionally contributed to Household Words, benefiting from Dickens' connection and an early association with Charles and Mary Lamb, her mother's companions. After her sister died, she relocated to London and authored a number of novels on French life based on her numerous journeys to France and intimate knowledge of provincial French households, as well as children's and non-fiction works about France. She was published by George and Richard Bentley. She resided in Algeria with feminist educator Barbara Bodichon and accompanied her on trips to France and Spain.