Record Number: 2707

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Later in the month (30 November), Grace writes that she is "reading Henry V to M. and R. [Margaret and Rose] in the evenings".'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Until: 30 Nov 1887

Country:

Italy

Time

evening

Place:

city: village of Varazze

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:

Grace Macaulay

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1855

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

wife of academic

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

Rose Macaulay and sister Margaret

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Title:

Henry V

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2707

Source:

Print

Author:

Alice Crawford

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Paradise Pursued: The Novels of Rose Macaulay

Place of Publication:

Madison

Date of Publication:

1995

Vol:

n/a

Page:

159

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Alice Crawford, Paradise Pursued: The Novels of Rose Macaulay, (Madison, 1995), p. 159, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2707, accessed: 30 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None