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Maria, Lady Callcott
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Letters on India
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Journal of a Voyage to Brazil, and Residence There, During Part of the Years 1821, 1822 1823
Maria Graham, nee Dundas, later Lady Maria Callcott (1785-1842), was a British writer of travel books and children's books, and also an accomplished illustrator. In 1809 she married Thomas Graham, a Scottish naval officer, in India. In 1811, the young couple returned to England, where Maria published her first book, Journal of a Residence in India, followed soon afterwards by Letters on India. In 1821 she was invited to accompany her husband aboard HMS Doris and the destination was Chile. In 1822 her husband died and in 1823 she began her journey back to Britain. She made a stop in Brazil and when she reached London, she published Journal of a Residence in Chile (1824) and Journal of a Voyage to Brazil (1824) illustrated by herself. In 1827 she married Augustus Callcott and in 1828 she published A Short History of Spain. In 1835 she published her first and most famous book for children Little Arthur's History of England. She continued to write until the very end, and her last book was A Scripture Herbal (1842), an illustrated collection of tidbits and anecdotes.
A Scripture Herbal
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The Brazil Reader
From the first encounters between the Portuguese and indigenous peoples in 1500 to the current political turmoil, the history of Brazil is much more complex and dynamic than the usual representations of it as the home of Carnival, soccer, the Amazon, and samba would suggest. This extensively revised and expanded second edition of the best-selling Brazil Reader dives deep into the past and present of a country marked by its geographical vastness and cultural, ethnic, and environmental diversity. Containing over one hundred selections—many of which appear in English for the first time and which range from sermons by Jesuit missionaries and poetry to political speeches and biographical portraits of famous public figures, intellectuals, and artists—this collection presents the lived experience of Brazilians from all social and economic classes, racial backgrounds, genders, and political perspectives over the past half millennium. Whether outlining the legacy of slavery, the roles of women in Brazilian public life, or the importance of political and social movements, The Brazil Reader provides an unparalleled look at Brazil’s history, culture, and politics.
Women through Women's Eyes
The nineteenth century was a period of peak popularity for travel to Latin America, where a new political independence was accompanied by loosened travel restrictions. Such expeditions resulted in numerous travel accounts, most by men. However, because this period was a time of significant change and exploration, a small but growing minority of female voyagers also portrayed the people and places that they encountered. Women through Women's Eyes draws from ten insightful accounts by female visitors to Latin America in the nineteenth century. These firsthand tales bring a number of Latin American women into focus: nuns, market women, plantation workers, the wives and daughters of landowners a...
Regency Portraits
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