Record Number: 2543

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My dear Blackwood [...] "The Private Secretary" picks itself up this month. I thought one or two of the recent numbers even scarcely up to mark."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jul 1881 and 4 Jul 1881

Country:

n/a

Time

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Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Theodore Martin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

George T Chesney

Title:

The Private Secretary

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In Blackwood's Magazine

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2543

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Theodore Martin

Title:

Letters

Location:

National Library of Scotland

Call No:

MS 4423

Page/Folio:

213-4

Additional Information:

Letter from Theodore Martin to William Blackwood, 4 July 1881

Citation:

Theodore Martin, Letters, National Library of Scotland, MS 4423, 213-4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2543, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None