Record Number: 11163
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My journey lay over the field of Thrasymenus, and as soon as the sun rose, I read Livy's description of the scene [...] I was exactly in the situation of the consul, Flaminus - completely hid in the morning fog...So that I can truly say that I have seen precisely what the Roman army saw on that day.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:12 Nov 1838
Country:England
Timemorning: Sunrise
Place:other location: On a hilltop in the field of Thrasymenus
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1800
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Author / Politician
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History of Rome Book XIII
Genre:Classics
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:11163
Source:Anne Fadiman
Editor:n/a
Title:Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
Place of Publication:Harmondsworth: Penguin
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:51-53
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 2000), p. 51-53, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11163, accessed: 03 October 2024
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