London: The Record Press, Limited, [1893] 243 pp, ads, red cloth with gilt stamped pictorial to front, gilt to spine, bevelled edges, deckle-edged pages. G+/none, front hinge is a bit weak, cloth on spine is beginning to detach in spots but is still secure. Contains 26 plates,one being a map. Also includes 2 facsimile letters: from Queen Victoria's secretary and from Countess A. Tolstoy.
$150 jdr052103
While serving as a nurse in Bulgaria, Kate Marsden saw firsthand the horrors of leprosy--and determined to journey to the leper colonies of Yakutsk, 2,000 miles across the Siberian wastes. Armed with the patronage of both Queen Victoria and the Russian Czarina, she strode forth. With passion and wit, this extraordinary Victorian lady recounts the amazing story of her search for the lepers and for an elusive remedial herb. Illustrated with contemporary drawings.
Synopsis:
While serving as a nurse in Bulgaria, Kate Marsden saw firsthand the horrors of leprosy--and determined to journey to the leper colonies of Yakutsk, 2,000 miles across the Siberian wastes. Armed with the patronage of both Queen Victoria and the Russian Czarina, she strode forth. With passion and wit, this extraordinary Victorian lady recounts the amazing story of her search for the lepers and for an elusive remedial herb. Illustrated with contemporary drawings.
