| Evidence: | '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 -' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 25 Jan 1858 | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | other location: on board HMS Pelorus | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Albert Battiscombe |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 14 Apr 1831 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Lieutenant Royal Navy |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Thomas Babington Macaulay |
| Title: | The history of England from the accession of James the Second |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1849- |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 11579 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | Albert H.W. Battiscombe | |
| Title: | Journal of H.M.S Pelorus 21, August 1st 1857 to March 11th 1859 | |
| Location: | Royal Naval Museum | |
| Call no: | 1976/110(1) | |
| Page/folio: | p. 87 |
| Citation: | Albert H.W. Battiscombe, Journal of H.M.S Pelorus 21, August 1st 1857 to March 11th 1859 Royal Naval Museum, p. 1976/110(1), p. p. 87, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11579, accessed: 01 June 2023 | |
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