1600s England Through the Eyes of One of the First Modern Travel Writers (2017)

Part travelogue part journal, the book also provides the reader insight into Fiennes herself, who by her own account was plain-spoken and decisive. Hanging Out at the Spas (or “Spaws” or even “Stinking Spaws”)

Fiennes visited several hot springs, which she aptly noted stunk. Fiennes encouraged her readers–especially her female readers–to look for things that sharpened their minds and improved their lives.

Source: www.smithsonianmag.com