Record Number: 14164
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell recalls studies at the second school she attended (to the age of 15): 'Our subjects of study included -- besides English history and exercises in grammar -- lessons in mythology and upon the English Constitution learnt by heart from Mangall's Questions, the outlines of the rise of nations, with Roman, Grecian, and French history (the latter read in French), Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry and Political Economy, and Joyce's Scientific Dialogues.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1828 and 31 Dec 1830
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:unknown
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Conversations on Chemistry
Genre:Textbook / self-education, Science, Chemistry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:14164
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:222-223
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, 'The Reign of Pedantry in Girls' Schools' (article in The Nineteenth Century), (1888), 23, p. 222-223, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14164, accessed: 17 August 2024
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