Record Number: 25916
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Observe accident in "Times" of June 17th, caused by caterpillar, Bombyx processionea of Reaumur.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:27 Jun 1862
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Milan
Type of Experience(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:8 Feb 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:art critic and social critic
Religion:Church of England (evangelical)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Times
Genre:Medicine
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25916
Source:John Ruskin
Editor:Joan Evans
Title:The diaries of John Ruskin
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1956
Vol:2
Page:562
Additional Comments:
continuous pagination through vols
Citation:
John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin, (Oxford, 1956), 2, p. 562, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25916, accessed: 08 March 2025
Additional Comments:
editor's note: "The Times" of that date has an account of a French boy who had died as a result of stings from caterpillars of the pine processionary moth.