Born in Paris 1893, a precocious and tough Freya Stark spent her
childhood wondering across Europe, speaking three languages by the
time she was five. She became one of the twentieth-century's most
remarkable and inspirational women. Renowned for her flamboyant and
unorthodox behaviour, Freya was also self-disciplined, courageous and
remained fearlessly independent throughout her life.
As an explorer she was unconventional, always travelling alone,
without money or support. Her expeditions in Persia and the Hadhramaut
during the thirties established her reputation not only as a great
traveller and writer, but also as a geographer, historian and
archaeologist.
Caroline Moorehead brilliantly captures Freya's extraordinary and
eventful life that was tempered by a constant struggle against ill
health and loneliness, in this compelling biography.
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ISBN
9780749016098
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Allison & Busby
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
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Digital bok
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