Record Number: 24117
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[letter to Mrs Ward from Edward Burne-Jones] The book has just come - and to my pride and delight with such a pretty autograph: so that to-day I am mightily set up. I cannot tell you how comforting the words read to me - and how sunny they have made this grey day'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:From: 22 Jan 1892
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: 49 North End Rd, West Kensington
(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:Male
Date of Birth:28 Aug 1833
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:artist
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:David Grieve
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
gift from Mrs Ward
Source Information:
Record ID:24117
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:101
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Janet Penrose Trevelyan, The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward, (London, 1923), p. 101, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24117, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
This was an autographed copy, so he may be referring to her dedication as cheering rather than the book itself.