Record Number: 11600
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Finished "Kelly"s book on Victoria; it is very interesting tho rather coarse'
Century:1850-1899
Date:20 Oct 1859
Country:Australia
Timen/a
Place:city: Melbourne
other location: on board HMS Pelorus
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:14 Apr 1831
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Lieutenant Royal Navy
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Australia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life in Victoria, or, Victoria in 1853 and Victoria in 1858 : showing the march of improvement made by the colony within those periods, in town and country, cities and diggings
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1859
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11600
Source:Manuscript
Author:Albert H.W. Battiscombe
Title:Journal of H.M.S Pelorus
Location:Royal Naval Museum
Call No:1976/110(2)
Page/Folio:p. 65
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Albert H.W. Battiscombe, Journal of H.M.S Pelorus, Royal Naval Museum, 1976/110(2), p. 65, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11600, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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