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[Letter, Frances Catherine Mackenzie to Miss Smith, June 3, 1813] Mackenzie, Frances Catherine
Description
Thanks her for her account of "Campbell's 2d lecture", and goes on to discuss it. Mentions minor literary errors in Miss S.'s letter. Discusses Johnson and Rowe on Shakespeare and mentions her own fondness for farce, particularly one called "The Dying Lovers". Further literary remarks. Bonars have endured a "horrid event". Other news of family and mutual friends. Her father is "rather better lately". Her own health is not robust.
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[Letter, Frances Catherine Mackenzie to Miss Smith, June 3, 1813]
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| Date Created |
1813-06-03
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| Description |
Thanks her for her account of "Campbell's 2d lecture", and goes on to discuss it. Mentions minor literary errors in Miss S.'s letter. Discusses Johnson and Rowe on Shakespeare and mentions her own fondness for farce, particularly one called "The Dying Lovers". Further literary remarks. Bonars have endured a "horrid event". Other news of family and mutual friends. Her father is "rather better lately". Her own health is not robust.
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| Extent |
6 pages
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
RBSC-ARC-1734-02-072; RBSC_ARC_1734_02_072
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Florence Nightingale Collection.RBSC-ARC-1734-02-072
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| Date Available |
2026-02-02
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| AIP UUID |
c7ab68d6-c7d7-4a05-8b93-9a3c94ad3b6d
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0018250
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/