Record Number: 18171
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Whenever she felt morose or lonely she looked into books, and, having an insatiable curiosity, by the time she was three she had taught herself to read. Hans Christian Andersen's "Fairy Tales" became an early favorite. Some of the tales that she read again and again, it must have seemed, mirrored her own life. Aware that she had not inherited her mther's beauty, she was intrigued in particular by "The Ugly Duckling".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 7 Sep 1887 and 7 Sep 1891
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Derbyshire
specific address: Renishaw Hall
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:7 Sep 1887
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:later writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Fairy Tales
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18171
Source:G.A. Cevasco
Editor:n/a
Title:The Sitwells: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell
Place of Publication:Boston
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:n/a
Page:3
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
G.A. Cevasco, The Sitwells: Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell, (Boston, 1987), p. 3, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18171, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None