Emily Lowe

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Helen Emily Lowe (died 21 March 1882 in Torquay) was a British travel writer. Lowe made travels to Scandinavia and southern Europe together with her mother. Her experiences were published in two books: Unprotected Females in Norway, or the Pleasantest Way of Travelling There, Passing through Denmark and Sweden. 1857, G. Routledge & Co. and Unprotected Females in Sicily, Calabria and on the Top of Mount Aetna. 1859, G. Routledge & Co.

When travelling, Lowe intentionally brought a minimum of luggage. In her first book she writes: “The only use of a gentleman in travelling is to look after the luggage, and we take care to have no luggage.” [1] Lowe appears, sometimes as Emily and sometimes as Helen, in several essays and books on women and travelling in the 19th century, such as:

References

  1. Robinson, Jane (2001). Unsuitable for Ladies: An Anthology of Women Travellers. Oxford University Press. p. 11. ISBN   9780192802019.