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Lord and Lady Abercorn : Narrative of a Voyage in His Majesty's late ship Alceste to the Yellow Sea, along the Coast of Corea, and through its numerous hitherto undiscovered Islands to the Island of Lewchew, with an Account of her Shipwreck in the Straits of Gaspar

The Marchioness of Abercorn to John Murray, in reponse to a gift of books: 'Lord Abercorn says he thinks your conduct with respect to sending books back that he does not like is particularly liberal. He bids me tell you how very much he likes Mr. Macleod's book; we had seen some of it in manuscript before it was published.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Lord and Lady Abercorn     Manuscript: Unknown

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