Record Number: 20762
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[editor's words] Previous to her arrival in Stirlingshire she had learnt to read with distinctness and propriety; and, under the tuition of Mrs Marshall, became an adept in this rare accomplishment. In books she soon discovered a substitute even for a playmate: her first hero was Wallace, with whom she became enamoured, by learning to recite Blind Harry's Lays. Two or three of Shakespeare's historical plays came in her way; the history of England followed. She happened to meet with Ogilvie's translation of Homer's Iliad, and soon learnt to idolize Achilles, and almost to dream of Hector'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1767 and 31 Dec 1769
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:county: Stirlingshire
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:25 Jul 1758
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Blind Harry's Wallace
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20762
Source:Elizabeth Hamilton
Editor:Miss Benger
Title:Memoirs of the Late Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton with a Selection from her Correspondence
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1819
Vol:n/a
Page:35
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Hamilton, Miss Benger (ed.), Memoirs of the Late Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton with a Selection from her Correspondence, (London, 1819), p. 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20762, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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