Record Number: 14047
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Laetus cost me 2s. 6d. My wife bet me 2s. 6d. I couldn't read it aloud without crying. I thought I could. But after a page or two - I put my hand in my pocket. I said there! take your half-crown and let me cry comfortably when I want to!"
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Laetus Sorte Mea or The Story of a Short Life
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1885, Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:14047
Source:Christabel Maxwell
Editor:n/a
Title:Mrs Gatty and Mrs Ewing
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1949
Vol:n/a
Page:187
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Christabel Maxwell, Mrs Gatty and Mrs Ewing, (London, 1949), p. 187, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14047, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
This information comes from a secondary source; Maxwell's 'Mrs Gatty and Mrs Ewing'