Mrs Fenton's journey : India and Tasmania, 1826-1876 / Margaretta Pos.
Mrs Fenton's journey : India and Tasmania, 1826-1876 / Margaretta Pos.
Mrs Fenton's journey : India and Tasmania, 1826-1876 / Margaretta Pos.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
North Hobart, Tasmania Walleah Press, [2014]
Call Numbers
H 2016/296 , G 2016/1359
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical content
x, 211 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical table, portraits ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
North Hobart, Tasmania Walleah Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
Tasmania
Date Published
[2014]
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"A glimpse into the life of Elizabeth Fenton appeared in print in 1901 when her early diaries of colonial life in India and arrival in Van Dieman's Land were edited and published in London. Now Mrs Fenton's direct descendant, Tasmanian journalist Margaretta Pos, reveals the full story of Elizabeth Fenton's life, from her joyful but ultimately tragi...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Mrs Fenton's journey : India and Tasmania, 1826-1876 / Margaretta Pos.
Portion of title
India and Tasmania, 1826-1876.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
First print run includes Errata slip; second print run has been corrected.
"Building on never before published diary entries by Elizabeth Fenton, Pos weaves historical details and contemporary newspaper reports and letters into a... nineteenth century tale of a colonial family..."--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Mitchell Library copy held at H 2016/296 : Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2016....
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
Biographical note
Elizabeth Sinclair Knox was born in Ireland in 1804. In 1826, she married Captain Niel Campbell, who died in 1827; in 1828, she married Captain Michael Fenton, and they emigrated to Van Diemen's Land in 1829, settling on an estate they called Fenton Forest, in the Derwent Valley. Michael Fenton became one of the first members of the Tasmanian Legis...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2016/296 , G 2016/1359
Record Identifier
74VKzWPrKrm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzWPrKrm3
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781877010668
DDC
920.72
MMS ID
991023497459702626
