Memoirs of an eighteenth-century footman
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Memoirs of an eighteenth-century footman
（The Century lives and letters）
Century, 1985
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Travels in various parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, during a series of thirty years and upwards
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Originally published: London : J. Forbes, 1790
Includes index
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First published in 1927. John Macdonald (1741-96) was born, and died, a Scottish Highlander. First published at the time of the French Revolution, these memoirs of his days in service provide a rich panorama of life in the company of blind fiddlers, maid-servants, the Scottish aristocracy, soldiers, historians, Oriental Princes, servants of the East India Company and men of great wealth, including James Coutts the banker. In 1768 - as the result of an errand - it fell to Macdonald to witness the death of Laurence Sterne.
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