A Voyage In The 'sunbeam': Our Home On The Ocean For Eleven Months
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Binding shows signs of foxing on block - otherwise intact and firmly keeping pages in place. Image page before title page ripped out. Tanning on block but otherwise pages are still clea
A landmark work of Victorian travel writing, A Voyage in the Sunbeam chronicles Lady Annie Brassey's remarkable 1876–1877 circumnavigation of the globe aboard the family's steam yacht, the Sunbeam, accompanied by her husband, children, and crew. Written with vivid immediacy and an aristocratic yet warmly personal tone, the narrative details the sights, peoples, and landscapes encountered across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, from the coasts of Brazil and Patagonia to Japan and South Africa. Brassey presents each port of call with keen observational detail, capturing the customs and natural wonders of distant lands through the eyes of a privileged but genuinely curious traveler. The account stands as both an adventure story and a social document, illustrating the confidence and reach of the Victorian upper class while offering an intimate portrait of life at sea for an entire family. First published in 1878, it became an immediate bestseller and remains a celebrated classic of nineteenth-century exploration literature.
Author: Lady Brassey
Format: Hardback
Published: 1913, Longmans, Green, and Co.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: FEP missing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Binding shows signs of foxing on block - otherwise intact and firmly keeping pages in place. Image page before title page ripped out. Tanning on block but otherwise pages are still clea
A landmark work of Victorian travel writing, A Voyage in the Sunbeam chronicles Lady Annie Brassey's remarkable 1876–1877 circumnavigation of the globe aboard the family's steam yacht, the Sunbeam, accompanied by her husband, children, and crew. Written with vivid immediacy and an aristocratic yet warmly personal tone, the narrative details the sights, peoples, and landscapes encountered across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, from the coasts of Brazil and Patagonia to Japan and South Africa. Brassey presents each port of call with keen observational detail, capturing the customs and natural wonders of distant lands through the eyes of a privileged but genuinely curious traveler. The account stands as both an adventure story and a social document, illustrating the confidence and reach of the Victorian upper class while offering an intimate portrait of life at sea for an entire family. First published in 1878, it became an immediate bestseller and remains a celebrated classic of nineteenth-century exploration literature.