Record Number: 2265

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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

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Exeter area

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Magdalene Erskine

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Anne Grant

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 Details

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, J. Hatchard, Mrs. Cook; 1807. Third Edition. 3 vols.

Provenance

owned

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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:

n/a

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: 03 May 2024

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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.