Record Number: 3737
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was captivated by "Margaret Maitland" before the author came to [italic] bribe [end italic] me by the gift of a copy and a too flattering letter [...] Nothing half so true or so touching (in the delineation of Scottish character) has appeared since Galt published his "Annals of the Parish" - and this is purer and deeper than Galt, and even more absolutely and simply true.'
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:Until: 5 Jan 1850
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Edinburgh
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:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Critic and Lawyer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Passages in the Life of Margaret Maitland
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:3737
Source:Margaret Oliphant
Editor:Annie Coghill
Title:Autobiography & Letters of Mrs M.O.W. Oliphant
Place of Publication:Leicester
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:153
Additional Comments:
Letter from Francis Jeffrey to Mrs Oliphant, 5 Jan 1850
Citation:
Margaret Oliphant, Annie Coghill (ed.), Autobiography & Letters of Mrs M.O.W. Oliphant, (Leicester, 1974), p. 153, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3737, accessed: 30 April 2025
Additional Comments:
None