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Miss Frederica Constance Leggatt. Vol. 1.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leggatt, Frederica Constance, author.
- Series:
- Women's voices and life writing, 1600-1968.
- Women's voices and life writing, 1600-1968
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families.
- Games.
- Parties.
- Travel.
- Weather.
- England--London.
- England--Surrey.
- Genre:
- Diaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified : producer not identified], 1862.
- Summary:
- Miss Frederica Constance Leggatt's diaries provide a valuable cross section of the domestic and social life of a mid-Victorian family alternating between Lowndes Square, London and the Surrey village of Ewell. Much of the interest centres around Ewell, with lots of dinner parties and croquet games (including a 'gay picnic party' in Boxhill.) August is spent in Brighton with visits to surrounding areas. There is a reference to the newly opened London Underground (4 Aug) and to an earthquake (6 Oct). There are regular attempts made by Frederica to attach herself to eligible bachelors.
- Notes:
- Archive reference: EHC176/M968
- From collection: Edward Hall Collection
- Title from publisher's website.
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2024. Digitized from a copy held by Archives: Wigan and Leigh and made available by AM.
- Description based on resource (viewed March 15, 2024).
- OCLC:
- 1427699690
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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