Mary Seacole in The British Hotel, Spring Hill, near Balaclava - mid , month unknown, 1856

from Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands, pages 188; 191:

Before the New Year was far advanced we all began to think of going home [to England], making sure that peace would soon be concluded. And never did more welcome message come anywhere than that which brought us intelligence of the armistice, and the firing, which had grown more and more slack lately, ceased altogether.

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cite as

Mary Seacole, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands (London, July, 1857), p. 188; 191. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1628583492608 accessed: 23 December, 2024

location of experience: The British Hotel, Spring Hill, near Balaclava

Listeners

Mary Seacole
businesswoman, Nurse, traditional healer, Writer
1805-1881

Listening to

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familiar English tunes performed by English military band

Experience Information

Date/Time mid , month unknown, 1856
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Tue, 10 Aug 2021 09:18:13 +0100
Approved on Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:07:46 +0100