Parrot Pie for Breakfast
An Anthology of Women Pioneers
Seiten
1999
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-288020-8 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-288020-8 (ISBN)
There is nothing quite like parrot pie for breakfast. First one must catch one's parrot, of course, and build the hearth to bake it, but that is all in a days work for the women you will meet in this riveting anthology, whose experiences in settling the wildernesses of the world challenged to the limits their spirit, resourcefulness, and even survival.
There is nothing quite like parrot pie for breakfast. First one must catch one's parrot, of course, and build the hearth to bake it, but that is all in a days work for the woman pioneer. This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 such women spanning four centuries, from the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives: emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival.
There is nothing quite like parrot pie for breakfast. First one must catch one's parrot, of course, and build the hearth to bake it, but that is all in a days work for the woman pioneer. This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 such women spanning four centuries, from the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives: emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival.
Jane Robinson was born in Edinburgh and brought up in North Yorkshire. After graduating from Somerville College, Oxford, he joined a firm of antiquarian book dealers specializing in travel, later leaving to pursue a writing career. She lives near Oxford with her husband and two sons. This is her fourth book.
Introduction ; 1. Taking Leave ; 2. The Voyage Out ; 3. First Impressions ; 4. Settling In ; 5. Spending the Day ; 6. Matters Domestic ; 7. Triumph and Delight ; 8. Danger and Desperation ; 9. Staying On ; Source Acknowledgements ; Index of Authors
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.9.1999 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 139 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 263 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-288020-9 / 0192880209 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-288020-8 / 9780192880208 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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