Record Number: 26279
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'His peers were surprised to hear him speak disparagingly of Dickens, the most popular novelist of the day. While Wilde admired the author's humour and his gift for caricature he loathed Dickens's moralising.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1865 and 31 Dec 1867
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Enniskillen
specific address: Portora Royal School
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:16 Oct 1854
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:novels
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:26279
Source:Thomas Wright
Editor:n/a
Title:Oscar's Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:54
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books, (London, 2000), p. 54, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26279, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
See F. Harris, "Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions" (New York, 1930), pp.18-19.