{"product_id":"a-residence-on-the-shores-of-the-baltic-described-in-a-series-of-letters-paperback-9781108019361","title":"A Residence on the Shores of the Baltic; Described in a Series of Letters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108019361","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Residence on the Shores of the Baltic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDescribed in a Series of Letters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA personal and fascinating account of Elizabeth Rigby's travels from London to Estonia via Denmark and Russia in the 1830s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Rigby (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108019361, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 August 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e604 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen Elizabeth Rigby (1809–1893) embarked on her travels to the Baltic states in 1838, she was already a published author. She was to play a significant role as a writer and public figure throughout the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1841 as two separate volumes, this book is a compilation of letters written to her mother during her journey to Estonia. Travelling alone was an unusual undertaking for a single woman at the time, and here she demonstrates her ability to provide detailed descriptions of the life and places she experiences. The first volume describes her journey to Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia, where she will stay with her sister. The second offers her fascinating insights into the political and social life of Estonia in the mid-nineteenth century, combining personal observations and historical facts. For more information on this author, see http:\/\/orlando.cambridge.org\/public\/svPeople?person_id=rigbel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Various motives of travel\u003cbr\u003e 2. Copenhagen\u003cbr\u003e 3. Mrs. Wilson's boarding-house\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Hermitage\u003cbr\u003e 5. Change of lodging\u003cbr\u003e 6. Detention in Petersburg\u003cbr\u003e 7. Unlocking hearts, and unpacking trunks\u003cbr\u003e 8. Ubiquity and transferability of happiness\u003cbr\u003e 9. Girl at her wheel\u003cbr\u003e 10. Similarity between old England and Estonia\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sudden transformation in the outer man\u003cbr\u003e 12. Acquirement of languages\u003cbr\u003e 13. Street scenes in Reval\u003cbr\u003e 14. Depressing effects of the long winter\u003cbr\u003e 15. Sudden burst of spring\u003cbr\u003e 16. Early rising\u003cbr\u003e 17. Bathing life at Reval\u003cbr\u003e 18. Reval at midsummer\u003cbr\u003e 19. Excessive heat\u003cbr\u003e 20. Fall and its beauties\u003cbr\u003e 21. Autumn scene\u003cbr\u003e 22. Russia considered as a study\u003cbr\u003e 23. Chief houses of reception in St. Petersburg\u003cbr\u003e 24. Prince Pierre Volkonski\u003cbr\u003e 25. Visit to the ateliers of Brülloff, Baron Klot, M. Jacques, M. Ladournaire.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005311537432,"sku":"9781108019361","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108019361i.jpg?v=1694869551","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-residence-on-the-shores-of-the-baltic-described-in-a-series-of-letters-paperback-9781108019361","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}