Record Number: 20088
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In much that way, I felt later, when my mother first read Beowulf to me, Grendel must have come up from his marsh mists, pawing and snuffling round the doors of Heriot, hating the firelight and the harpsong that he longed to share; and the smell of Man.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1926 and 1 Jan 1928
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:14 Dec 1920
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Military (navy)
Artist/Writer (eventually)
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Beowulf
Genre:Fiction, Poetry, Mythology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20088
Source:Rosemary Sutcliff
Editor:n/a
Title:Blue Remembered Hills: A Recollection
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1993 [1983]
Vol:n/a
Page:32
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Rosemary Sutcliff, Blue Remembered Hills: A Recollection, (London, 1993 [1983]), p. 32, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20088, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Her mother was reading to her.