{"product_id":"the-journal-of-mrs-fenton-a-narrative-of-her-life-in-india-the-isle-of-france-mauritius-and-tasmania-during-the-years-1826-1830-paperback-9781108022026","title":"The Journal of Mrs Fenton; A Narrative of Her Life in India, the Isle of France (Mauritius) and Tasmania During the Years 1826–1830 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108022026","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Journal of Mrs Fenton\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Narrative of Her Life in India, the Isle of France (Mauritius) and Tasmania During the Years 1826–1830\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMrs Fenton's account of Calcutta, Mauritius and Tasmania provides rare insights into the life of an adventurous nineteenth-century woman.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Fenton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108022026, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e410 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePenned 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface Sir Henry Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e Part I. India: 1826–1828\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Isle of France: 1828–1829\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Tasmania: 1829–1830.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265956040984,"sku":"9781108022026","price":32.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108022026i_57ddfe33-7025-4677-8d58-a97309e387bd.jpg?v=1694869670","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-journal-of-mrs-fenton-a-narrative-of-her-life-in-india-the-isle-of-france-mauritius-and-tasmania-during-the-years-1826-1830-paperback-9781108022026","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}