The epic voyages of Maud Berridge : the seafaring diaries of a Victorian lady
Berridge, Sally2019
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Maud Berridge (1845-1907) was the wife of a Master Mariner, and she travelled with him on at least five occasions, sailing to Melbourne with emigrants and cargo. The first occasion was 1869 just after they were married, when Henry was Captain of the Walmer Castle, and they returned via New Zealand instead of travelling east and around Cape Horn. However, most of Henry and Maud's voyages were undertaken in the three-masted clipper Superb, sailing from Gravesend at the start of summer and leaving Melbourne for home at the end of the year (the southern summer, best for heading east with the trade winds and rounding Cape Horn). The book will tell Maud's story through her own words and through a number of relevant contemporary documents and will paint a picture of the life of a captain's wife in the Victorian era as well as aspects of society in Britain, the US and Australia at the time.
Main title:
Author:
Berridge, Sally, author
Imprint:
Rearsby : Clipper Large Print Books, 2019.
Collation:
320 pages (large print)
ISBN:
9781528849562 (pbk)
Dewey class:
910.45092910.450
Language:
English
BRN:
2762029