To the ends of the earth : Mary Gaunt, pioneer traveller : her biography / Susanna De Vries
- Bib ID:
- 10012400
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- De Vries, Susanna, author
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- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
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- National edeposit: Available onsite at the National Library of Australia, State Library of Queensland
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- Brisbane, Australia : Pirgos Press, 2014
- ©2009
- 1 online resource (322 pages) : black and white illustrations and portraits.
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- ISBN:
- 9781742984070
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Travel writer, explorer and novelist. 'Gaunts never give up', the motto of Mary's ancestor, Prince John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was quoted by Mary's father, William Gaunt, to his children. In the 1880s, Mary Gaunt was one of the first women admitted to Melbourne University. Miss Gaunt's desire to study law was denied since male academics believed women incapable of studying 'difficult' subjects. In 1909, Mary, now widowed, led her own expedition into the West African jungle, staying in remote villages to gather information for her book 'Alone in West Africa'. In 1913, in the absence of sealed roa.
Travel writer, explorer and novelist. 'Gaunts never give up', the motto of Mary's ancestor, Prince John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was quoted by Mary's father, William Gaunt, to his children. In the 1880s, Mary Gaunt was one of the first women admitted to Melbourne University. Miss Gaunt's desire to study law was denied since male academics believed women incapable of studying 'difficult' subjects. In 1909, Mary, now widowed, led her own expedition into the West African jungle, staying in remote villages to gather information for her book 'Alone in West Africa'. In 1913, in the absence of sealed roads, Mary travelled in a bone-shaking mule cart from Peking to the edge of the Gobi desert and returned to Europe on a Russian troop train. Her amazing experiences in China and Russia produced two more travel books. Mary donated her royalties to the Red Cross to help Belgian refugees. For many years she lived in Italy and, during World War Two, died in France.
Travel writer, explorer and novelist. 'Gaunts never give up', the motto of Mary's ancestor, Prince John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was quoted by Mary's father, William Gaunt, to his children. In the 1880s, Mary Gaunt was one of the first women admitted to Melbourne University. Miss Gaunt's desire to study law was denied since male academics believed women incapable of studying 'difficult' subjects. In 1909, Mary, now widowed, led her own expedition into the West African jungle, staying in remote villages to gather information for her book 'Alone in West Africa'. In 1913, in the absence of sealed roads, Mary travelled in a bone-shaking mule cart from Peking to the edge of the Gobi desert and returned to Europe on a Russian troop train. Her amazing experiences in China and Russia produced two more travel books. Mary donated her royalties to the Red Cross to help Belgian refugees. For many years she lived in Italy and, during World War Two, died in France. Prelude: Outwitting Mussolini 1. 'Gaunts never give up' 2. Encountering prejudice at university 3. Finding Doctor Right 4. Mary postpones a visit to China 5. Africa - the 'Dark Continent' 6. Heading a band of naked warriors 7. 'Madame, you have the heart of a lion' 8. 'Murder Hill' and German Togoland 9. Black magic among the Ashanti 10. The male dinosaurs of Londonis RGS 11. Through Tsarist Russia to Peking 12. Inside the walls of the Forbidden City 13. A political assassination 14. The Great Wall of China 15. 'Behind every small foot is a jar of tears' 16. Chengde and the hunting palace of the Manchu 17. The temple of the Three Mountains 18. 'Please keep your last bullet for yourself' 19. Last days in China 20. Exploring the Amur River and Saghalien 21. On a troop train through Siberia 22. St Petersburg and after 23. Captured by Germans 24. The Gaunts in wartime 25. The final years of a cosmopolitan author.
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- INTRODUCTION, Mary Eliza Bakewell Gaunt [1861-1942]; PRELUDE, Outwitting Mussolini; Chapter 1: 'Gaunts never give up'; Chapter 2: Fighting prejudice at university; Chapter 3: Finding Doctor Right; Chapter 4: Mary postponed her visit to China; Chapter 5: Africa
- the Dark Continent; Chapter 6: Heading a band of naked warriors; Chapter 7: 'Madame, you have the heart of a lion'; Chapter 8: 'Murder Hill' and Togoland; Chapter 9: Black magic among the Ashanti; Chapter 10: The male dinosaurs of London's Royal Geographical Society; Chapter 11: Through Tsarist Russia to Peking.
- Chapter 12: Inside the Forbidden CityChapter 13: A political assassination; Chapter 14: The Great Wall of China and Emperor Yongle's tomb; Chapter 15: 'Behind every small foot is a jar of tears'; Chapter 16: Chende and the hunting palace of the Manchu; Chapter 17: The temple of the Three Mountains; Chapter 18: 'Keep your last bullet for yourself'; Chapter 19: Last days in China; Chapter 20: Exploring the Amur River and Saghalien; Chapter 21: On troop trains through Siberia; Chapter 22: St Petersburg and after; Chapter 23: Captured by the Germans; Chapter 24: The Gaunts in wartime.
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- Includes bibliographical references.
- General.
- Subject:
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- Gaunt, Mary, 1861-1942
- Women novelists, Australian -- 20th century -- Biography
- Women travelers -- Australia -- Biography
- Women travelers -- Australia -- 20th century -- Biography
- Women -- Australia -- Biography
- Women -- Australia -- 20th century -- Biography
- Adventures -- Fiction
- Travel -- Fiction
- Voyages -- Fiction
- Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Biography: historical, political & military
- Women travelers
- Women
- Australia
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- Mary Gaunt, pioneer traveller her biography
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