Hi,
Does anyone know of a good source to read either diaries or letters- especially between 1750-1800. My story is really character driven but when I think of what she might have read, or thought about her surroundings, etc- I'd like to be as accurate as possible (plus I need more ideas to develop the first half of my book and show why she makes some pretty awfuly decisions). Anything would be great, but especially would appreciate text from women who lived in London and/or the British West Indies. Letters from sea captains or plantation owners on the masculine side would be be an extra bonus.
A Cliff-Notes type version of what was going on culturally, literary-wise, philosophy-wise would be fantastic too!
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Nov 29, 2008 - 12 25
Fanny Burney's diaries fall into that category.
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Nov 29, 2008 - 12 41
I have the same need but my character is a keeping journal as she marries and moves to the frontier. She's literate but not well educated. I need samples of colonial diaries and journals, especially from Virginia. Any suggestions?
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Nov 29, 2008 - 15 04
Here's the Adams Electronic Archive, which is a collection of John and Abigail Adams' letters through their courtship and marriage (from about 1760-1800). Obviously they're Americans, so they won't be writing about the same things in the same ways English people would be, but they are 18th-century letters.
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Thanks- will check that out :)
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