Far from Home in Early Modern France: Three Women's Stories Volume 92

by Anne-Marie Fiquet du Boccage, Henriette-Lucie Dillon de la Tour du Pin, Marie Guyart de l’Incarnation, et al.

Book Overview

An engaging account of women's travels in the early modern period.

This book showcases three Frenchwomen who ventured far from home at a time when such traveling was rare. In 1639, Marie de l'Incarnation embarked for New France where she founded the first Ursuline monastery in present-day Canada. In 1750, Madame du Boccage set out at the age of forty on her first "grand tour." She visited England, the Netherlands, and Italy where she...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649590547
• ISBN13: 9781649590541
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"