Record Number: 2384
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'During these early years [Daphne du Maurier] filled her head with tales of adventure, romances, histories and popular novels, including such books as Treasure Island, The Snow Queen, The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Old St Paul's, The Tower of London, Nicholas Nickleby, Mr Midshipman Easy, Bleak House, Robinson Crusoe, The Mill on the Floss, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Picture of Dorian Grey(sic), Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. The seeds of her own novels were planted during these intensive, sometimes acted-out, reading sessions. The fascination with the sea, the importance of an historical sense of place, the theme of the dual personality, are all reflected in her reading during these formative years'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
county: Isle of Wight
(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:13 May 1907
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:actor's daughter
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:Jane Eyre
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2384
Source:Richard Kelly
Editor:n/a
Title:Daphne Du Maurier
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:n/a
Page:8
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Richard Kelly, Daphne Du Maurier, (New York, 1987), p. 8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2384, accessed: 25 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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