Mary Kingsley letters, 1895-1896.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Mary Kingsley letters, 1895-1896.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54049959

The collection consists of two letters: to Dear madam, 10 Dec. 1895, apologizing for her busy schedule and her inability to review her book; to Baroness von Gedlitz, 15 Jan. 1896, returning corrected proofs of her book, with specific references to her time in Africa.

2 items.

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7675123

Pennsylvania State University Libraries

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, 1862-1900

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68738jb (person)

Mary Henrietta Kingsley was born on October 13, 1862, to George Henry and Mary Bailey Kingsley in Islington, England. Kingsley's father was a doctor, although he primarily devoted himself to traveling and writing. Despite a lack of any formal education except a few German lessons, Mary Kingsley clearly possessed a great thirst for knowledge, which was evidenced in her youth by her love of reading, particularly of scientific subjects. During her first thirty years, Kingsley lived the quiet life o...