Women Writing Home, 1700-1920 Vol 4: Female Correspondence Across the British Empire [Hardcover]

Assembles a range of women's letters from the former British Empire. These letters 'written home' are not only historical sources; they are also representations of the state of the Empire in far-off lands sent home to Britain and, occasionally, other centres established as 'home'.Assembles a range of women's letters from the former British EmpireKlaus Stierstorfer, Deirdre Coleman, Cecily Devereux, Susan Clair Imbarrato, Charlotte J. MacdonaldVolume 4 India: Introduction. Part I: A Home Away From Home: Family and Society Sophia Plowden, Calcutta, 1783 Matilda Spry, from Bengal, 18569 Alice Massy, India 1875 Part II: Against the Grain: Pioneer Women Marie Elizabeth Hayes, Missonary Doctor, 19067 Margaret Noble / Sister Nivedita, 1911 Cornelia Sorabji, India, 18931915 to Mary, Lady Hobhouse to Sir Valentine ChirolUS? 2006 Taylor & Francis, Introduction and notes Klaus Stierstorfer