Record Number: 2265
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Marginalia]: All three volumes have marginal vertical lines and underlines which appear to indicate meaningful points for the reader (Magdalene Erskine). Vol. 2 has a number of sketches by her. Some of the lines are accompanied by comments or corrections. The end of vol. 3 is dated "My cottage Jany 19th 1809 Thursday night by ... fireside". Marginal comments are in general very brief.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1807 and 19 Jan 1809
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Exeter area
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1878
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Daughter of Scottish landowning family
Religion:Probably Anglican
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Letters from the Mountains; being the real correspondence of a Lady, between the year 1773 and 1807, third edition.
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel, Letters; Social customs
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, J. Hatchard, Mrs. Cook; 1807. Third Edition. 3 vols.
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:2265
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Anne Grant, "Letters from the Mountains; being the real corerspondence of a Lady, between the year 1773 and 1807, third edition" 3 vols (London, 1807), various pages. [DH LIB 547].
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Annotated volume in the Dunimarle Library of the Erskines of Torrie in Fife: Anne Grant, "Letters from the Mountains; being the real corerspondence of a Lady, between the year 1773 and 1807, third edition" 3 vols (London, 1807), various pages. [DH LIB 547]., http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2265, accessed: 08 November 2024
Additional Comments:
At the time of reading and annotating the text, Magdalene Erskine was c. 21/22 years of age, possibly on holiday while at least one of her brothers was serving in the army in the area - though this is speculative at the moment. The South West was a favoured regular holiday location for the family.