Record Number: 14082
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read the Introduction to Sir H. Davy's Chemistry - write. In the evening read Anson's voyage and Curt. Shelley reads Don Q. aloud after tea - Finish Anson's voyage before night.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:28 Oct 1816
Country:England
Timeevening
daytime
city: Bath
specific address: 5 Abbey Churchyard
(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:30 Aug 1797
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
later Mary Shelley
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A Voyage round the World in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson Esq . . . Compiled from papers . . . of . . . Lord Anson . . .
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:14082
Source:n/a
Editor:Paula R. Feldman
Title:The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:I
Page:142
Additional Comments:
Additional editor, Diana Scott-Kilvert
Citation:
Paula R. Feldman (ed.), The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844, (Oxford, 1987), I, p. 142, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14082, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None