The Journal of Mrs Fenton: A Narrative of Her Life in India, the Isle of France (Mauritius) and Tasmania During the Years 1826–1830
Author:   Elizabeth Fenton
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9780511696664


Publication Date:   07 September 2011
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The Journal of Mrs Fenton: A Narrative of Her Life in India, the Isle of France (Mauritius) and Tasmania During the Years 1826–1830


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Penned in the 1820s but not published until 1901, Fenton's Journal is an intimate portrait of the lives of European expatriates in the early decades of the nineteenth century. Written by a witness to the heyday of Empire, but read by those who were soon to experience its decline, Fenton's diary leads readers from Calcutta to Tasmania. The focus is domestic and relates 'a familiar picture of the everyday occurrences, manners and habits of life of persons undistinguished either by wealth or fame', but it is this informality that makes Fenton's account especially engaging. The reader remains with the author intermittently until her return to the family's English home. Together, her contrasting accounts of exotic foreign lands and the 'dull and downright reality' of Britain provide a rare insight into the life of an adventurous woman. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=fentel.

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Author:   Elizabeth Fenton
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN:  

9780511696664


ISBN 10:   0511696663
Publication Date:   07 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Preface Sir Henry Lawrence; Part I. India: 1826–1828; Part II. Isle of France: 1828–1829; Part III. Tasmania: 1829–1830.

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