Record Number: 16848
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Russell Mitford to William Harness, February 1842: 'My poor father has passed this winter in a miserable state of health and spirits. His eyesight fails him now so completely that he cannot even read ... the newspaper. Accordingly, I have not only every day gone through the daily paper, debates and all ... but after that, I have read to him from dark till bedtime'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Feb 1842 and 28 Feb 1842
Country:England
Timedaytime
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:Female
Date of Birth:16 Dec 1787
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Dr George Mitford
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:daily newspapers
Genre:Politics, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Details1842
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:16848
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:5
Page:188 n.2
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1987), 5, p. 188 n.2, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16848, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None