Penned 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
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