| Evidence: | 'Got home to tea & after tea listened to Polly who read a manuscript Miss McDermott wanted to get an opinion about. It was a very [?] thrilling story for young ladies, but no originality, nor yet much grit about it.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 9 Apr 1874 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Melbourne location in dwelling: at home |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Polly Castieau |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | wife of Prison Governor |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | Australia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
husband, John Buckley Castieau |
| Additional comments: | wife of J.B. Castieau |
| Author: | Miss McDermott |
| Title: | [story] |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) |
| Record ID: | 23959 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | John Buckley Castieau | |
| Title: | Diaries | |
| Location: | National Library of Australia | |
| Call no: | NLA MS 2218 | |
| Page/folio: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Buckley Castieau, Diaries National Library of Australia, p. NLA MS 2218, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23959, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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