| Evidence: | [Marginalia]: All three volumes have marginal vertical lines and underlines which appear to indicate meaningful points for the reader (Magdalene Erskine). Vol. 2 has a number of sketches by her. Some of the lines are accompanied by comments or corrections. The end of vol. 3 is dated "My cottage Jany 19th 1809 Thursday night by ... fireside". Marginal comments are in general very brief. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1807 and 19 Jan 1809 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Exeter area | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Magdalene Erskine |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1878 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Daughter of Scottish landowning family |
| Religion: | Probably Anglican |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Anne Grant |
| Title: | Letters from the Mountains; being the real correspondence of a Lady, between the year 1773 and 1807, third edition. |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Letters; Social customs |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, J. Hatchard, Mrs. Cook; 1807. Third Edition. 3 vols. |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 2265 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Anne Grant, "Letters from the Mountains; being the real corerspondence of a Lady, between the year 1773 and 1807, third edition" 3 vols (London, 1807), various pages. [DH LIB 547]., |
| Citation: | Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Anne Grant, "Letters from the Mountains; being the real corerspondence of a Lady, between the year 1773 and 1807, third edition" 3 vols (London, 1807), various pages. [DH LIB 547]., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=2265, accessed: 20 April 2024 |
| At the time of reading and annotating the text, Magdalene Erskine was c. 21/22 years of age, possibly on holiday while at least one of her brothers was serving in the army in the area - though this is speculative at the moment. The South West was a favoured regular holiday location for the family. |
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