| Evidence: | 'I have been reading the "Life of Dr. Johnson", and in a letter of his to a friend on the death of his mother I found the following passage, which reminded me of a resolve made some time ago, but forgotten.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 19 Mar 1905 and 25 Apr 1905 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Mauritius | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Donald William Alers Hankey |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | Dec 1884 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Army Subaltern |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Mauritius |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | James Boswell |
| Title: | The Life of Samuel Johnson |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 10312 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Donald William Alers Hankey | |
| Editor: | Edward Miller | |
| Title: | Letters of Donald Hankey "A Student in Arms" | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1920 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 38 | |
| Additional comments: | Undated letter between one dated 19 March and Easter Tuesday 1905. |
| Citation: | Donald William Alers Hankey, Edward Miller (ed.), Letters of Donald Hankey "A Student in Arms" (London, 1920), p. 38, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10312, accessed: 09 December 2023 | |
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