Record Number: 11283
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My dear boys, when I was your age, there were no such children's books as ther are now...Now, among those very stupid old-fashioned boy's books was one which taught me [to use my eyes]...It's name was Evenings at Home, and in it was a story called "Eyes and no Eyes", a regular old-fashioned, prim, sententious story.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
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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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Later, Anglican clergyman and author.
Religion:Anglican
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Evenings at home
Genre:Children's Lit, Conduct books
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11283
Source:Charles Kingsley
Editor:n/a
Title:Madam How and Lady Why
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1870
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Page:preface
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Charles Kingsley, Madam How and Lady Why, (1870), p. preface, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11283, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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