Record Number: 32266
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Father has made Con read out to him again yesterday Oscar Wilde's essay ('The Decay of Lying') and ... he thought still more highly of it than before...'
Century:1850-1899
Date:2 Nov 1891
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:Paris
British Embassy
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Decay of Lying
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32266
Source:Emily, Lady Lutyens
Editor:n/a
Title:A Blessed Girl: Memoirs of a Victorian Girlhood
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:n/a
Page:68
Additional Comments:
Letter from Emily Lytton to Rev.Whitwell Elwin. 3 Nov. 1891
Citation:
Emily, Lady Lutyens, A Blessed Girl: Memoirs of a Victorian Girlhood, (London, 1953), p. 68, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32266, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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