| Evidence: | 'Commenced reading some awful rubbish there is in "Blueskin", a catch-penny thieves book which glorifies "Jack Sheppard" & contains most wonderful & thrilling episodes of his career. Escapes from Gaol were this great man's "weakness" & such trumpery aids to safe-keeping as "Heavy Chains", "Massive doors", Walls of extra strength & solidity were of no avail when the hero made up his mind he would be free. Hurrah' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 26 Apr 1871 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Melbourne location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reader: | John Buckley Castieau |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 15 May 1831 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Prison Governor |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Australia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Blueskin, or the adventures of Jonathan Wild |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | stolen confiscated from prisoner |
| Record ID: | 23587 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | |
| Author: | John Buckley Castieau | |
| Title: | Diaries | |
| Location: | National Library of Australia | |
| Call no: | NLA MS 2218 | |
| Page/folio: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Buckley Castieau, Diaries National Library of Australia, p. NLA MS 2218, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23587, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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