Record Number: 15648
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'This is the Journal book of misfortunes - Read Livy - A great many of the plays of Alfieri - S writes - he reads Oedipus Tyrannos to me'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 19 Sep 1818 and 24 Sep 1818
Country:Italy
Timeevening
Place:city: Este / Venice
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:30 Aug 1797
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Plays]
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsprobably in translation, maybe the edition by Charles Lloyd
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:15648
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:226-7
Additional Comments:
Additional editor - Diana Scott-Kilvert
Citation:
Paula R. Feldman (ed.), The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844, (Oxford, 1987), I, p. 226-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=15648, accessed: 26 September 2024
Additional Comments:
The Shelleys' daughter Clara died on the 24th