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Agnes Herbert Books

Agnes Elsie Diana Herbert, nee Thorpe (1880 - 1960) was an English sportswoman, author and traveller. With her cousin, Cecily, she undertook three major hunting expeditions in Somaliland, Alaska and Caucasus.

Agnes Herbert

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Two Dianas In Somaliland: The Record Of A Shooting Trip by Agnes Herbert (1908) is the remarkable, amusing and often violent account of the author and her cousin Cecily on a hunting trip in Somaliland, where she herself is mauled by a lion and one of her native guides is killed by a rhino. She relates the difficulties a woman has on a trip from bathing to competition with male sportsmen. "My cousin is a wonderful shot, and I am by no means a duffer with a rifle. As to our courage - well, we could only trust we had sufficient to carry us on through." Free eBook

Two Dianas In Alaska by Agnes Herbert (1909) is the account of the hunting trip to Alaska made by Miss Herbert and her cousin Cecily. They hunted bears, walruses, sheep and moose. Free eBook

Agnes Herbert in Alaska

Casuals In The Caucasus: The Diary Of A Sporting Holiday by Agnes Herbert (1912) is an account of Agnes Herbert's hunt in the Caucasus with her cousin Cecily. Free eBook