Record Number: 24058
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'It was in 1886 [...] that Mrs Ward began seriously to read Greek, usually with her ten-year-old son; she bought a Thucydides in Godalming one day and was delighted to find it easier than she expected'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1886 and 31 Dec 1886
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Surrey
specific address: Borough Farm
(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:Female
Date of Birth:11 Jun 1751
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Classics, History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsin Ancient Greek
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:24058
Source:Janet Penrose Trevelyan
Editor:n/a
Title:The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1923
Vol:n/a
Page:46
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Janet Penrose Trevelyan, The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward, (London, 1923), p. 46, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24058, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
read with her son