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An English woman lost in the American jungle is captured by a native American with a tomahawk. Engraving by C. Warren, 1797, after J. Burney.

Three vignettes of people promoting the use of 'Pears soap'. Photomechanical reproduction after D.E. Wyund.

Flora Herscheliana : Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838 / Brian Warner, John Rourke.

Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) : a biographical bibliography / by Deborah Birkett.

Journal of a lady of quality : being the narrative of a journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the years 1774-1776 / edited by Evangeline Walker Andrews, in collaboration with Charles McLean Andrews.

Lady Hester : queen of the East / Lorna Gibb.

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Flora Herscheliana : Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838 / Brian Warner, John Rourke.

Mary Kingsley (1862-1900) : a biographical bibliography / by Deborah Birkett.

Journal of a lady of quality : being the narrative of a journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the years 1774-1776 / edited by Evangeline Walker Andrews, in collaboration with Charles McLean Andrews.

An English woman lost in the American jungle is captured by a native American with a tomahawk. Engraving by C. Warren, 1797, after J. Burney.

Lady Hester : queen of the East / Lorna Gibb.