On 10 May 1897 Isabella Bird was engaged to lecture on Western China at the Society in London.
Jacki Hill-Murphy, author of The Life and Travels of Isabella Bird, recreates that lecture, using Isabella’s original magic lantern slides, and discusses her solo world travels and how she survived many dangers.
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