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Thompson Family : The Swiss Family Robinson

On 8 September 1854 Christiana Thompson noted in her diary that her children Elizabeth and Alice (later Alice Meynell) were 'reading every day with their Pa Swiss Family Robinson.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Thompson Family     Print: Book

Thompson Family : unknown

'Both ... [Elizabeth and Alice Thompson] were reading voraciously at that time [1854-57] ... guided by ... [their father] they were ranging ... through the works of Dickens, Scott, Trollope, and Jane Austen. Much of what they read was advanced fare for children of nine and ten ...'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Thompson Family     Print: Book

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