In 1842 Ida Pfeiffer, a widow in her forties, left Vienna alone for Constantinople, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and Egypt, returning through Italy. Her plain, observant account of donkey rides, desert nights, convents and quarantine stations launched one of the most remarkable travelling careers of the century.
The book that started Pfeiffer’s journeys round the world, for readers of women’s travel writing. Download the free EPUB.