Record Number: 27318
Reading Experience:
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'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:31 Aug 1830
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: 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
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Voyage of the Alceste to China
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication DetailsPublished by John Murray, 1817
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27318
Source: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:
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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/RED/record_details.php?id=27318, accessed: 27 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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.
