This book is a combination of travelog, unconventional love story and almost modern drama. Both Mildred Parker and Emmeline Verinder, at a distance of twenty five years, fall in love with men whom their parents do not approve of. But their reactions might be a bit different. I think it can be a fun project. The author died in 1938, so this book is pd almost everywhere. Here is a link to the etext:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48685
It is a great book.