author
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
1831–1904
An intrepid Victorian traveler turned journeys across the Rockies, Japan, Korea, and the Middle East into vivid, widely read books. Writing with sharp observation and unusual independence, she became one of the best-known travel authors of her time.
13 Audiobooks
Korea and her neighbors A narrative of travel, with an account of the recent vicissitudes and present position of the country
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Chinese pictures : notes on photographs made in China
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
The Englishwoman in America
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
The Hawaiian Archipelago
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Among the Tibetans
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Notes on Old Edinburgh
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 1 (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Among the Tibetans
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 2 (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
About the author
Born in Yorkshire in 1831, Isabella Lucy Bird grew into one of the 19th century’s most remarkable travel writers. She spent much of her life in motion, often traveling despite recurring health problems, and her books brought faraway places to readers with a mix of curiosity, energy, and close attention to daily life.
Bird traveled extensively in North America, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, China, Southeast Asia, India, Tibet, Persia, and Morocco. Her best-known works include A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains and Unbeaten Tracks in Japan, books that helped make her reputation as a bold and engaging observer of the world.
She later married John Bishop and was known as Isabella Bishop as well as Isabella Bird. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a rare honor for a woman of her era, and is still remembered for travel writing that combined adventure, detail, and a strong sense of personality.