Record Number: 27456
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
W. E. Gladstone to John Murray (from January 1843), on Lieutenant Eyre, Military Operations in Cabool [sic for Kabul]: 'I have read it with great pain and shame, which are, as I fear one must say in such a case, the test of its merits as a work. May another occasion for such a narrative never arise!'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1843 and 31 Dec 1843
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Timen/a
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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:Politician
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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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:Military Operations in Cabool
Genre:Geography / Travel, Military
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsPublished by John Murray, January 1843
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:27456
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:506
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. 506, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27456, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Copy of text presented to reader by Murray; see p.506 in source.