Record Number: 25991

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Looking back to my Father's diary - of which I have just 40 pages, which I shall page forthwith (and then dates of painters!) - I open it at 39. i. about Bp Bossuet's work; and intending to read Ezek. XXXIX again, read XXXVI instead.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

30 Mar 1872

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Oxford

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:

John Ruskin

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:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John James Ruskin

Title:

diary

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Codex

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25991

Source:

Print

Author:

John Ruskin

Editor:

Joan Evans

Title:

The diaries of John Ruskin

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1956

Vol:

2

Page:

722

Additional Comments:

pagination continuous throughout vols

Citation:

John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin, (Oxford, 1956), 2, p. 722, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25991, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None