Record Number: 14158
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell recalls her studies to the age of thirteen: 'As regards history, I had learnt absolutely perfectly the chief events in the reigns of the English kings given in Pinnock's Catechism, and could go through the dates without a mistake.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1820 and 31 Dec 1828
Country:England
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:19 Feb 1815
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:School pupil
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Catechism
Genre:History, Textbook / self-education
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:14158
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
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Title:'The Reign of Pedantry in Girls' Schools' (article in The Nineteenth Century)
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1888
Vol:23
Page:221
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, 'The Reign of Pedantry in Girls' Schools' (article in The Nineteenth Century), (1888), 23, p. 221, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14158, accessed: 18 July 2024
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