Record Number: 18004
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mahaffy's book of Travels in Greece will soon be out. I have been correcting his proofs and like it immensely.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 27 Jul 1876 and Aug 1876
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Dublin
specific address: 1 Merrion Square North
(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:Male
Date of Birth:16 Oct 1854
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Student
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rambles and Studies in Greece
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Manuscript: Codex, publisher's proofs
Publication Details1876, first edition
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Proof copy for correction
Source Information:
Record ID:18004
Source:Oscar Wilde
Editor:Merlin Holland
Title:The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:28
Additional Comments:
Source is a letter to William Ward collected in The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde, eds. Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis (NY: Henry Holt & Co., 2000)
Citation:
Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland (ed.), The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde, (New York, 2000), p. 28, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18004, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None