Patrick Bixby is associate professor of English at Arizona State University and resident director of the University Studies Abroad Consortium Summer School at NUI Galway. He is the coeditor of Standish O'Grady's Cuculain: A Critical Edition.
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Prefaced with a comprehensive biography of Murphy and a contextualization of her work, Bixby is to be commended for reminding us that adventurous women have long been part of Irish history. One hopes there is more to come about this remarkable woman.-- "The Irish Times" Bixby makes a convincing case for Murphy's inclusion in the Irish canon of travel literature, a body of work he shows to be still wholly under-valued and under-examined.-- "Eadaoin Agnew, Kingston University, London" The scope of this edited collection treads on new ground by looking at travelogues from the mid-twentieth century, a relevant period which saw the emergence of the Irish Republic, gender emancipation, as well as a second wave of colonial liberation across the world.-- "Marguerite Corporaal, Radboud University" From the ancient cities of Petra and Babylon to the mountains of the Andes, Murphy's travelogues are not only a vivid account of past glories but also a powerful testament to what must be protected for future generations. In an engaging and enlightening edition, meticulously researched and glossed, Bixby restores this neglected work, and its fearless author, to their rightful place in the long tradition of Irish travel literature. -- "Margaret Kelleher, University College Dublin"