| Evidence: | John Barrow to John Murray, 1 September 1830:
'I sat up last night over Mr. Macleod's narrative till I had nearly got through it, which proves at least that it interested [italics]me[end italics], and I am much deceived if it will not interest others. There is no pretence of science or fine writing about it; but the story of the voyage, and the description of the Loo-Choo islands in particular, is told in a plain, intelligible, and unaffected manner. It will certainly make a very entertaining readable octavo volume'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 31 Aug 1830 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Barrow |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Under-Secretary of the Admiralty |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Macleod |
| Title: | Voyage of the Alceste to China |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | Published by John Murray, 1817 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 27318 | |
| Source - | ||
| 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: | 32 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 2, p. 32, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27318, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
| Barrow advised Murray as to which of the various journals and other accounts of voyages that came to him [Barrow] in MS through his work might be suitable for publication; see p.30 in source. Title of text identified by source author; see p.32. |
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