Record Number: 12687
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From Elizabeth Missing Sewell's Journal, 31 December 1846: 'I read a little now, and am almost afraid I am learning to do without reading. Napoleon's battles in Alison's history are so dreadfully dry, after one has been writing and working all day.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 28 Aug 1846 and 31 Dec 1846
Country:Great Britain
Timen/a
Place:city: Bonchurch
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:Female
Date of Birth:19 Feb 1815
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:Great Britain
Country of Experience:Great Britain
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:accounts of Napoleon's battles
Genre:History, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12687
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:Eleanor L. Sewell
Title:The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
Vol:n/a
Page:132
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell, (London, 1908), p. 132, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12687, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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