Guide to the Lady Cecilia Feilding diary, 1885 Dec 3-1886 May 3

Abstract

Wife of Viscount Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh.

Diary (350 p.) and typed transcript describing a voyage to India and the social and religious life of a British Army officer's wife near Poona. Lady Feilding's description of the voyage aboard the troopship CROCODILE includes the bad conditions as well as entertainment on ship. Enroute to India they stopped at Malta, Port Said, Suez, and the Red Sea, and then went on to Bombay, Kirkee, and Poona.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Feilding, Cecilia, 1845-1919.
Title: Lady Cecilia Feilding diary, 1885 Dec 3-1886 May 3
Language of Materials: English
Extent: 2 items (.1 lin. ft.)
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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