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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