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Humorous journal in verse of a visit to Melrose and Abbotsford.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13741
Scope and Contents
This anonymous journal tells the story of a six day visit to Scotland made by Mr Cardonnel, a gentlemen probably from Northumberland, and his companion a country curate by the name of McMichael. The purpose of their tour was fishing and sightseeing. The story of their exploits including pranks on each other is told in comic verse.
Dates:
ca.1837.
Journal of `A few weeks among the Blue-bells of Scotland, memoranda of men, manners and mountains above the Tweed`
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13639
Scope and Contents
The author of this illustrated journal lived at Bedford Villa, Richmond Hill, Clifton, Bristol, and was probably Ada Margaret Leech, wife of Charles Octavius Harvey, Wine and Spirit Merchant, Bristol.The writer and `Charles` travelled from Bristol to Melrose by train and visited Abbotsford, Melrose Abbey and Dryburgh Abbey before leaving for Edinburgh. Queen Victoria had recently been in Edinburgh and there are numerous pasted in printed drawings of scenes of her visit. The...
Dates:
1886