Record Number: 3156
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
down the newbank to Halifax. Called at a shop or 2, and at Miss Kitson's. Went for 1/2 hour tothe library till the Saltmarshes had done dinner. Read a few pp. of a translation of Cicero's treatise on old age. Went to the Saltmarshes at 3.
Century:1800-1849
Date:20 Apr 1822
Country:England
Timedaytime: a 1/2 hour between 2 and 3pm
Place:city: Halifax
specific address: Halifax Library
other location: library
(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:3 Apr 1791
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Heir to land and industrial property at Shibden Hall, near Halifax, Yorks. [inherits 1824]
Religion:n/a
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:On/the book of old age
Genre:Classics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:3156
Source:Anne Lister
Editor:Helena Whitbread
Title:I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1988
Vol:n/a
Page:184
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread (ed.), I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840, (London, 1988), p. 184, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3156, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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