Manuscript commonplace book of Georgiana McCrae
| Subject | Writing and art |
|---|---|
| Frontier and pioneer life--Australia | |
| Victoria--History | |
| Women | |
| Melbourne (Vic.) | |
| Category | 1. Settlement |
| Keywords | Painters |
| Current Holder | The University of Sydney |
| Period Of Reference | 1830/1890 |
| Item Number | RB 1164.6 |
| Access Rights | Request at location |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Place | Melbourne |
| Language | English |
| French | |
| Description From Source | 103 pages, paper ink handwritten. Three-quarter bound in black calf with marbled paper over boards and endpapers.
A small exercise book of 103 pages, numbered consecutively by the diarist and completely filled with extracts from her reading. The pages are closely written transcriptions from the writings of Scott, Wordsworth, Shelley, Carlyle, Milton, Disraeli, and others. Some selections from Lamartine are written in French. |
| Physical Format | Notebook |
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