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Albert Battiscombe

 

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 : The Times

there is a leading article in the "Times" about New Zealand

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Newspaper

  

Samuel Maunder : The Treasury of Geography

I am reading "Maunders Treasury of Geography" a very entertaining work.

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Charles Tomlinson : Introduction to the Study of Natural Philosophy

"I have been reading lately "Natural Philosophy" by Tomlinson and Sir John Herschel, and am now reading the "Chemistry of Creation" by Dr Ellis."

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

John Herschel : A preliminary discourse on the study of Natural Ph

"I have been reading lately 'Natural Philosophy' by Tomlinson and Sir John Herschel, and am now reading the 'Chemistry of Creation' by Dr Ellis."

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Robert Ellis : The Chemistry of Creation: being an outline of the

"I have been reading lately 'Natural Philosophy' by Tomlinson and Sir John Herschel, and am now reading the 'Chemistry of Creation' by Dr Ellis."

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Samuel Maunder : The Treasury of Geography

I have been reading lately "Maunders Geography" and working a little at "Thompson's Natural Philosophy["]

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Benjamin Thompson : Philosophical Papers: being a collection of memoir

I have been reading lately "Maunders Geography" and working a little at "Thompson's Natural Philosophy["]

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

 : Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine

Reading Tales from Blackwood, and "The Court Servant" (Leigh Hunt)

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Serial / periodical

  

Leigh Hunt : The Court Servant

Reading Tales from Blackwood, and "The Court Servant" (Leigh Hunt)

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Samuel Lover : Rory O'More

Have just finished "Rory O'More" by Samuel Lover

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Julia Kavanagh : Nathalie

Read "Nathalie" by Julia Kavanagh

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

John Milton : Paradise Lost

'Read a little of "Paradise lost"'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Leonhard Schmitz : A History of Greece, from the earliest times to the destruction of Corinth, B.C. 146

'Worked for an hour to day at French and read some Grecian History, The latter is certainly rather dry.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Leonhard Schmitz : A History of Greece, from the earliest times to the destruction of Corinth, B.C. 146

'learnt some French from "Allendorff" read some of "La petite Fadette" a novel by George Sand, and also some of Schmitz "History of Greece", it all helps to pass away the time.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

George Sand : La Petite Fadette

'learnt some French from "Allendorff" read some of "La petite Fadette" a novel by George Sand, and also some of Schmitz "History of Greece", it all helps to pass away the time.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Leonhard Schmitz : A History of Greece, from the earliest times to the destruction of Corinth, B.C. 146

'Have been working at French & reading "History of Greece"'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Leonhard Schmitz : A History of Greece, from the earliest times to the destruction of Corinth, B.C. 146

'I cannot work this weather it is too hot, I have read a chapter of the "History of Greece" to day and that is all.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Thackeray : The Newcomes. Memoirs of a most respectable family

'there has been so much motion that it has been next to impossible for a person to work. I have read lately the "Newcomes" by Thackeray "Stuart of Dunleath" by Mrs Norton & "Coningsby" by Disraeli'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton : Stuart of Dunleath. A story of the present time

'there has been so much motion that it has been next to impossible for a person to work. I have read lately the "Newcomes" by Thackeray "Stuart of Dunleath" by Mrs Norton & "Coningsby" by Disraeli'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Benjamin Disraeli : Coningsby; or, The new generation

'there has been so much motion that it has been next to impossible for a person to work. I have read lately the "Newcomes" by Thackeray "Stuart of Dunleath" by Mrs Norton & "Coningsby" by Disraeli'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Thackeray : The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century

'I am reading the "English humourists" by Thackeray'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Thomas Moore : The Epicurean. A Tale

'Finished the "Epicurean" by Moore, it is a sad story but very prettily written; began to read the play of "Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare as I had all night, I was able to stay up till late - learning by heart "Paradise & the Peri"'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Shakespeare : Julius Caesar

'Finished the "Epicurean" by Moore, it is a sad story but very prettily written; began to read the play of "Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare as I had all night, I was able to stay up till late - learning by heart "Paradise & the Peri"'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Thomas Moore : Paradise and the Peri

'Finished the "Epicurean" by Moore, it is a sad story but very prettily written; began to read the play of "Julius Caesar" by Shakespeare as I had all night, I was able to stay up till late - learning by heart "Paradise & the Peri"'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [lives of Henry VIII's wives - see note below]

'Have finished the lives of Harry the VIIIths Queens, very interesting work. Reading a small treatise on "Pneumatics" to pick up a little of what I have forgotten'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : Pneumatics

'Have finished the lives of Harry the VIIIths Queens, very interesting work. Reading a small treatise on "Pneumatics" to pick up a little of what I have forgotten'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [unknown]

'Worked an hour or two at French; I suppose I must now finish the history of Rome, having once begun it must be finished'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [book on pneumatics]

'Reading a book on Pneumatics and been thinking of making an Anemometer of my own invention do not know if it would succeed, and I have great doubts of my ever attempting it'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Francis Liardet : Professional Recollections on points of Seamanship, Discipline, etc.

'In the forenoon read Liardets book on Seamanship, so as to prepare myself for the duties of 1st Lieut which I expect will only come too soon.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

John MacNeill Boyd : [unknown]

'Reading Capn Boyds book on seamanship, there is a great deal to be picked up from it, but of course some things there are, in which a variety of opinions exist, especially as regarding discipline and the management of large bodies of men.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : History of Rome

'Reading "History of Rome", & amusing myself variously.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

About Edmond : Le roi des Montagnes

'Reading "Le Roi des Montagnes" by Ed About'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Thomas Babington Macaulay : The history of England from the accession of James the Second

'Reading Macauleys "history of England" for the 2nd time'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Thomas Babington Macaulay : The history of England from the accession of James the Second

'I have been reading Macauleys "history of England", and have got thro 5 volumes, it is very interesting'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Thomas Babington Macaulay : The history of England from the accession of James the Second

'I am reading Macauleys "history of England", it is so interesting that it keeps me up at night, later than I ought to remain, it is a book, that when once a person has commenced it, he finds it impossible to leave off, until he has finished it -'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Thomas Babington Macaulay : The history of England from the accession of James the Second

'I have finished Macaulay's "history of England" and am now reading his speeches, they are interesting.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Thomas Babington Macaulay : Speeches of the Right Honorable T. B. Macaulay, M.P. corrected by himself ..

'I have finished Macaulay's "history of England" and am now reading his speeches, they are interesting.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Eugene Sue : Mathilde ou les Memoires d'une jeune femme

'I have been reading some French books lately viz, "Mathilde" par Eugene Sue and "Les mariages de paris" par Edmond About -'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Edmond About : Les mariages de Paris

'I have been reading some French books lately viz, "Mathilde" par Eugene Sue and "Les mariages de paris" par Edmond About '-

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Eug?ne Scribe : Les memoires d'un colonel d'Husserds: com?die en 1 acte, m?l?e de vaudevilles

'I have been reading lately "Les memoires d'un colonel d'Husserds" and "La petite Soeur" two little vaudevilles by Mr Scribe -'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Eug?ne Scribe : La Petite soeur, com?die vaudeville en 1 acte

'I have been reading lately "Les memoires d'un colonel d'Husserds" and "La petite Soeur" two little vaudevilles by Mr Scribe -'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Shakespeare : Measure for Measure

"Been reading Shakespeare's plays. viz "Measure for Measure" "Much Ado About Nothing" -'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Shakespeare : Much Ado About Nothing

'Been reading Shakespeare's plays. viz "Measure for Measure" "Much Ado About Nothing" -'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Frances Trollope : The Lottery of Marriage. A novel.

'I have been reading a book by Mrs Trollope called "the Lottery of Marriage" a very nice book for little girls to read, but hardly fit for a grown up man'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Alexandre Dumas : Antonine

'Reading a book by Alexr Dumas fils called "Antonine", a stupid book in my opinion.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Edward Hamley : Lady Lee's Widowhood

'Lady Lee's Widowhood by Captain Hamley R.A. it is not so good a book as I expected, it has been praised too much; so that I do not think so much of it, as if I had never heard it spoken of.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

Xavier Aymon de, Count Montepin : Les Filles de platre. Les trois debuts

'Reading the "Les filles des platre" by M. Xavier de Montepin it is like the generality of French Novels, and does not give a very exalted notions of French morals; the more I read French books, the more I am struck at the immense difference there is between the two nations that are only seperated [sic] by a narrow channel, twenty miles across; Customs manners & morals are entirely different; there is no nation in the world so much in love with domestic happiness & domestic comfort as the English, and none less so, than the French; that which affords great pleasure to our neighbours, excites only disgust in an Englishman; this I gather not only from the Books I read, but also from what I saw myself during my stay in France, and the older I get, the more thankful I am that I was not born a Frenchman.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Kelly : Life in Victoria, or, Victoria in 1853 and Victoria in 1858 : showing the march of improvement made by the colony within those periods, in town and country, cities and diggings

'Finished "Kelly"s book on Victoria; it is very interesting tho rather coarse'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Douglas Hamilton : Outlines of the History of England

'I am now reading a history of England by Douglas Hamilton, it seems to be very well written'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

William Douglas Hamilton : Outlines of the History of England

'As I expect a heap of books from England, I am having two book shelves put up in my cabin. I am afraid it will darken it a little, mais n'importe I am reading the constitutional history of England by Mr Hamilton it is very interesting. as soon as my books arrive I shall set to work in good earnest and try and improve myself, I think I have the brains, what I want is the application; my duties too interfere very much with any regular study.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

[n/a] : Cornhill Magazine

'reading "Cornhill Magazine" &c'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Serial / periodical

  

[unknown] : [unknown]

'Commenced work again to day in earnest - read some of the [following page missing]'

Unknown
Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      

  

[n/a] : [newspaper]

'Paymaster went ashore to inquire about coals &, he returned at 8 PM telling us to steam alongside a brig to morrow morning: he brought out some newspapers - I read in one of them that my old shipmate Lieut W. Kerr has been wounded, he is up off Lucknow with Capn Peel of the "Shannon"'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Newspaper

  

[unknown] : [unknown]

'I am going to try & commence work again, having done nothing since entering the sick list, except read a few novels and that class of books'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

  

[unknown] : [unknown]

'Read a good deal during the day, and worked a Couple of hours at French.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

 

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