author
Ida Pfeiffer
1797–1858
A fearless 19th-century traveler turned her late start into an extraordinary life of motion, circling the globe twice and turning hard journeys into bestselling books. Her writing opened distant places to European readers at a time when solo travel by women was almost unheard of.
11 Audiobooks
The last travels of Ida Pfeiffer: inclusive of a visit to Madagascar, with a biographical memoir of the author
by Ida Pfeiffer
A woman's journey round the world : from Vienna to Brazil, Chili, Tahiti, China, Hindostan, Persia, and Asia Minor
by Ida Pfeiffer
Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North
by Ida Pfeiffer
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
by Ida Pfeiffer
Reise nach dem skandinavischen Norden und der Insel Island im Jahre 1845. Zweiter Band.
by Ida Pfeiffer
Reise nach dem skandinavischen Norden und der Insel Island im Jahre 1845. Erster Band.
by Ida Pfeiffer
Meine zweite Weltreise : Erster Theil : London. Das Cap der guten Hoffnung. Singapore. Borneo. Java.
by Ida Pfeiffer
Voyage d'une femme autour du monde
by Ida Pfeiffer
About the author
Born in Vienna in 1797, Ida Pfeiffer became one of the great travel writers of the 19th century. She began traveling widely in her forties, first visiting the Near East and later setting out on much longer journeys that would make her famous.
She traveled through places including Southeast Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa, and completed two journeys around the world. Her travel accounts were widely read and translated into several languages, winning her an audience far beyond Austria. Along the way, she was also known for collecting natural history and ethnographic materials.
Pfeiffer's books are remembered for their energy, curiosity, and direct style. She died in Vienna in 1858 after falling ill following a journey to Madagascar, but her work helped secure her place as an early pioneer of world travel and travel writing.