Evidence: | 'I was captivated by "Margaret Maitland" before the author came to [italic] bribe [end italic] me by the gift of a copy and a too flattering letter [...] Nothing half so true or so touching (in the delineation of Scottish character) has appeared since Galt published his "Annals of the Parish" - and this is purer and deeper than Galt, and even more absolutely and simply true.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849, 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 5 Jan 1850 | ||||||||||
Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Francis Jeffrey |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Critic and Lawyer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | Scotland |
Country of experience: | Scotland |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Margaret Oliphant |
Title: | Passages in the Life of Margaret Maitland |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 3737 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Margaret Oliphant | |
Editor: | Annie Coghill | |
Title: | Autobiography & Letters of Mrs M.O.W. Oliphant | |
Place of Publication: | Leicester | |
Date of Publication: | 1974 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 153 | |
Additional comments: | Letter from Francis Jeffrey to Mrs Oliphant, 5 Jan 1850 |
Citation: | Margaret Oliphant, Annie Coghill (ed.), Autobiography & Letters of Mrs M.O.W. Oliphant (Leicester, 1974), p. 153, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3737, accessed: 23 April 2024 |
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