Record Number: 27284
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Books read by William Lygon, seventh Earl Beauchamp (politician, 1872-1938) to his daughters Lettice (1906-73) and Sibell (1907-2005) between June 1915 and December 1916 at Madresfield Court, Worcestershire: The Tapestry Room (Mrs Molesworth) The Pigeon Pie (Charlotte M. Yonge) Lilian’s Golden Hours (Eliza Meteyard) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Wandering Willie (from Scott’s Redgauntlet?) The Talisman (Walter Scott) Ivanhoe (Walter Scott) St Ives (Robert Louis Stevenson) Theodora Phranza (J. M. Neale) The House of Walderne (A. D. Crake) The Black Arrow (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Caged Lion (Charlotte M. Yonge) The Little Duke (Charlotte M. Yonge) The Jungle Books (Rudyard Kipling) The Maltese Cat (Rudyard Kipling) Boscobel (William Harrison Ainsworth) Puck of Pook’s Hill (Rudyard Kipling) Rewards and Fairies (Rudyard Kipling) The Armourer’s Apprentice (Charlotte M. Yonge) and some poetry.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jun 1915 and 31 Dec 1916
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Worcestershire
specific address: Madresfield Court
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader:William Lygon, seventh Earl Beauchamp
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1872
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:politician
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Reader's daughters Lettice (1906-73) and Sibell (1907-2005)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Puck of Pook’s Hill
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:27284
Source:Jane Mulvagh
Editor:n/a
Title:Madresfield
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2008
Vol:n/a
Page:250
Additional Comments:
The orginal source is a handwritten record: “The books Daddy has read to us”, reproduced in the source cited here.
Citation:
Jane Mulvagh, Madresfield, (London, 2008), p. 250, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27284, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None