author
Agnes Herbert
1873–1960
Adventure and travel pulse through these books, written by a British author who turned long journeys and hunting expeditions into lively, firsthand stories. Her work offers a vivid glimpse of early 20th-century travel writing, with all its energy, confidence, and contradictions.
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Two Dianas in Somaliland: The Record of a Shooting Trip
by Agnes Herbert
About the author
Born Agnes Elsie Diana Thorpe in 1873, Agnes Herbert was a British travel writer, journalist, and hunter who became known for books drawn from her own journeys. She wrote under the name Agnes Herbert and published accounts that mixed memoir, sport, and travel observation.
She is especially remembered for books such as Two Dianas in Somaliland and Casuals in the Caucasus, as well as writing connected to Alaska and the Isle of Man. Much of her reputation comes from the way she placed herself at the center of demanding expeditions at a time when that was still unusual for women writers.
Herbert died in 1960. Today, her books are often read both as adventure narratives and as historical documents that reveal the outlook of British travel writing in the late Victorian and early modern period.