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Marianne North (183090), the Victorian botanist and painter, led a remarkable life, travelling independently to exotic locations to paint flora in their natural surroundings. This two-volume collection of her memoirs, edited by her sister and published in 1892, records her tropical journeys and the fascinating stories behind her art.

Table of Contents
1. Early days and home life; 2. Canada and United States; 3. Jamaica; 4. Brazil; 5. Highlands of Brazil; 6. Tenerife. California. Japan. Singapore; 7. Borneo and Java; 8. Ceylon and home; 9. India.

Recollections of a Happy Life Volume 1

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 12/29/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108041287, 978-1108041287
      ISBN10: 1108041280
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      Autobiography: science, technology and medicine Botany and plant sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Marianne North (183090), the Victorian botanist and painter, led a remarkable life, travelling independently to exotic locations to paint flora in their natural surroundings. This two-volume collection of her memoirs, edited by her sister and published in 1892, records her tropical journeys and the fascinating stories behind her art.

      Table of Contents
      1. Early days and home life; 2. Canada and United States; 3. Jamaica; 4. Brazil; 5. Highlands of Brazil; 6. Tenerife. California. Japan. Singapore; 7. Borneo and Java; 8. Ceylon and home; 9. India.

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