Record Number: 30260
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We read ''Severn's Life'' which does very well. He is a rather foolish man, and talks of Keats' dying of the persecution of his enemies when it was consumption...'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 22 Apr 1892
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:2 May 1808
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Unitarian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Life and Letters of J. Severn
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon, 1892
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30260
Source:n/a
Editor:Henrietta Litchfield
Title:Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, 1792-1896
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1915
Vol:2
Page:295
Additional Comments:
Letter from Emma Darwin to her daughter Henrietta, 22 April, 1892
Citation:
Henrietta Litchfield (ed.), Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, 1792-1896, (New York, 1915), 2, p. 295, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30260, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Emma Darwin may also have been the listener.