Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands (1857) is the
autobiography of Mary Seacole. Recognized for her pioneering healthcare
work for soldiers and citizens around the world, Seacole was also the
first Black Briton to publish an autobiographical work. Although
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands underwent editing
by an anonymous person, it is a first-person account of Seacole's
experiences during outbreaks of cholera, malaria, and war. "As I grew
into womanhood, I began to indulge that longing to travel which will
never leave me while I have health and vigour. I was never weary of
tracing upon an old map the route to England; and never followed with my
gaze the stately ships homeward bound without longing to be in them, and
see the blue hills of Jamaica fade into the distance." Adventurous and
energetic, empathetic and kind, Mary Seacole was a pioneering traveler
and healer who saved countless lives and cared for the sick and dying on
both sides of the Atlantic. From her early work with cholera and malaria
patients in the Caribbean to her famous British Hotel, opened on the
outskirts of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, Seacole served the
suffering without regard for her own health or finances. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this
edition of Mary Seacole's Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many
Lands is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern
readers.
