| Published |
1834 |
| Author |
Boddington, Mary Teresa
|
| Title |
Slight Reminiscences of the Rhine, Switzerland, and a Corner of Italy. In Two Volumes. |
| Publisher’s imprint |
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman; and John Rodwell, Bond Street. 1834. |
| Printer’s colophon |
London: Printed by Maurice & Co., Fenchurch Street. |
| Format |
12o; 2 vols: pp. xv. 339(I), 332(II) |
| Sources |
Corvey; NSTC 2B39122; Robinson |
| Copy inspected |
BL 10109.b.22; Google Harv, vol. 1 |
| Notes |
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T.p. epigraph: [“Men should make diaries,” said a wise counsellor, and women fancy that they should do the same.]; adapted from Francis Bacon, Essays (1625), 'Of Travel'.
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Dedicated ‘To the dear companion of my journey and my life’.
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Editions: Paris1830[?], Philadelphia1835. Of Paris1830, Boddington notes in her preface, 'An incorrect edition of these Reminiscences was printed at Paris for particular friends only in 1830. They now appear with little alteration beyond the corrections of the errors of the press' (x-xi).
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Reviews: London Journal, no. 23 (3 Sept. 1834): 179-80; Edinburgh Rev. 60.121 (Oct. 1834): 125-41; Lady's Mag. 5.4 (Oct. 1834): 228-29; London and Paris Observer 10.494 (2 Nov. 1834): 694-97 [Paris; repr. London Journal]; Metropolitan Mag. 11.44 (Dec. 1834): 127; New Monthly Mag. 42.165 (1834): 103-5; Museum of Foreign Lit. 26 (Jan. 1835): 36-43; Albion 1 (4 Jan. 1835): 4-6 [Stuttgart; repr. London Journal]; Westminster Rev. 44 (Apr. 1835): 510-20; Southern Literary Journal 1.4 (Dec. 1835): 288 [Charlston, US].
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Full text links: Google, vol. 1, vol. 2
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| Genre |
Narrative |
| BTW record no. |
BTW1023 |
| Regions |
France,
Germany,
Switzerland,
Italy
|
