The Wilder Shores of Love explained

The Wilder Shores of Love is a work of non-fiction by travel writer Lesley Blanch.[1] It was first published in 1954.[1] [2] It is a colourful account of four women – Isabel Burton, Jane Digby, Aimée du Buc de Rivéry and Isabelle Eberhardt – who left Europe to live in the Middle East.[3]

The title of the novel inspired subsequent works. A book of her travel writings entitled From Wilder Shores: The Tables of My Travels was published in 1989, and her memoirs, edited by Georgia de Chamberet, were published posthumously by Virago and titled Lesley Blanch: On the Wilder Shores of Love.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On the Wilder Shores of Love: a Bohemian Life by Lesley Blanch, review: 'deliciously readable'. Telegraph.co.uk. 2016-04-20.
  2. Web site: Lesley Blanch: a true original on the wilder shores of exoticism. The Spectator. en-US. 2016-04-20.
  3. News: Lesley Blanch, 102, a Writer and Traveler, Dies. Fox. Margalit. 2007-05-11. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-04-20.
  4. Web site: The bohemian life of Lesley Blanch . 2024-03-18 . Idler . en-gb.