Record Number: 24119
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[during a riddle game at Mrs Ward's home, Stocks] Lord Acton, who had that day devoured ten books of Biblical criticism that Mrs Ward had placed in his room, and would infinitely have preferred to go on talking about them, found himself confronted by the question: "Why is Lord Rothschild like a poker?".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:From: 1 Jun 1892
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Hertfordshire
specific address: Stocks
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader:John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:10 Jan 1834
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:historian
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:[biblical criticism]
Genre:Other religious, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
read at the home of Mrs Ward
Source Information:
Record ID:24119
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:113
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Janet Penrose Trevelyan, The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward, (London, 1923), p. 113, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24119, accessed: 21 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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