Record Number: 29879
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On the whole my experience of being read to by my parents was not a success. Alice in Wonderland was spoiled by my constant habit of asking questions and my intolerance of frustration. The mouse's tail made me feel, well, like the animals. Why was it dry? Who was Fury? Why? What was he furious about? Why did the mouse's tail get smaller later? Yes, but why do mice's tails...? My father was torn between the desire to be patient and the wish to get on with the book. "It gets better later", he said, but it did not.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 8 Sep 1897 and 7 Sep 1905
Country:India
Timen/a
Place:city: Mathura
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:8 Sep 1897
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Psychoanalyst
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:India (of Anglo-French ancestry)
Country of Experience:India
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Alice Adventures in Wonderland
Genre:Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:29879
Source:Wilfred R. Bion
Editor:Francesca Bion
Title:The Long Week-End 1897-1919: Part of a Life
Place of Publication:Abingdon
Date of Publication:1982
Vol:n/a
Page:26
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Wilfred R. Bion, Francesca Bion (ed.), The Long Week-End 1897-1919: Part of a Life, (Abingdon, 1982), p. 26, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29879, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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