The Wandering Princess

Hélène was a strong-willed princess, raised in France but closely connected with the court of Queen Victoria. After the premature end to a romance with that monarch's grandson, she married in the royal family of Italy. However, escaping from an unhappy marriage and the boredom of court life, Hélène began extended adventuresome trips into Africa where she became a big game hunter, explorer and travel writer.

Travels took her around the world, but her sense of royal duty brought her back to nu...