Our own day [signed]

The authentic story of a young girl's discovery of herself and of the world around her, carefully researched and arrestingly told. The scene is largely 19th Century New England (Boston) though the author's narrative is of absorbing human interest, not confined to any given place or time. This is a charming piece of Victoriana...and a wonderful insight into Boston society of that time. The book also includes a chapter by the author's husband, describing his fascinating journey down the Egyptian Nile in 1857. His descriptions of crawling hrough Egyptian tombs with candle and book in hand prove fascinating . Photographs of historic Boston and of Josie and her family complete this volume.