| Evidence: | 'In the evening Polly was so deeply interested in a ghost story written by Lord Lytton & said to be the foundation of a "Strange Story" by that nobleman that she left everything go to the bad' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 14 Jun 1871 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Melbourne location in dwelling: at home |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Polly Castieau |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | wife of 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: | wife of J.B. Castieau |
| Author: | Edward Bulwer Lytton |
| Title: | [ghost story] |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 23602 | |
| 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=23602, accessed: 07 December 2023 | |
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