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Julia Pardoe was an English poet, novelist, historian and traveller. Her writings covered many subjects and had an international flavour. Her most popular book was 'The City of the Sultan and Domestic Manners of the Turks' published in 1837, which was inspired by a trip to Turkey she made in 1835. She wrote travel books about countries including Portugal and Hungary and historical works on the French 16th and 17th century courts.
Julia Pardoe was an English poet, novelist, historian and traveller. Her writings covered many subjects and had an international flavour. Her most popular book was 'The City of the Sultan and Domestic Manners of the Turks' published in 1837, which was inspired by a trip to Turkey she made in 1835. She wrote travel books about countries including Portugal and Hungary and historical works on the French 16th and 17th century courts.
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| Title: | Letter from Julia Pardoe |
|---|---|
| Description: | In her letter to Sampson Low, Julia Pardoe makes a request for £30 for early sheets of her work 'A Life's Struggles' owed to her by publisher Harper & Co. |
| Address: | 43 York Buildings, Baker Street, NW London |
| Letter dated: | 14-12-1859 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; some minor glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Financial transaction; Request for an item |
| Key works mentioned: | A Life's Struggles |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Julia Pardoe, novelist, born in 1806, died Nov: 26. 1862." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Samuel Freeman published by Richard Bentley after John Lilley stipple engraving published 1849 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_158 |
