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Record Number: 27404


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Sir Francis Knight to John Murray, 1 April 1839: 'I cannot help thanking you for having sent us such a shower of Quarterly Reviews. My Hens are quite delighted at the review of my "Narrative," and chuckle with great pride. Although I cannot presume to crow on the occasion, yet I may tell you that I feel deeply gratified at the view that has been taken of my services [...] It is certainly not only kindly but very ably done.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1839 and 1 Apr 1839

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reading Group:

Sir Francis Head and (apparently) female family members

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Colonial civil servant and family

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Wilson Croker

Title:

'Colonial Government -- Head's Narrative [of his Administration in Upper Canada] -- Lord Durham's Report'

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In The Quarterly Review No. 126, published by John Murray

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

27404

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Smiles

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1891

Vol:

2

Page:

373

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 2, p. 373, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27404, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

Author and title of text identified by source author.

   
   
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