Recollections of Tartar Steppes and Their Inhabitants

Lucy AtkinsonSignal Books (£12.99/$17.34) by Timothy Walsh In the annals of travel and travel writing, few adventurers have been as intrepid as Lucy Atkinson—yet she has been largely forgotten. Her book, Recollections of Tartar Steppes and their Inhabitants, was originally published in 1863 in an edition of 900 and quickly slipped into oblivion, perhaps because … Continue reading Recollections of Tartar Steppes and Their Inhabitants