Record Number: 3242

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[Kent] Carr cites a letter [Marie] Corelli received from a colors sergeant in the Boer War in May 1900: "Now to tell you about your delightful books which were invaluable to the troops during the siege; one, 'The Sorrows of Satan,' was read and re-read by me, and then handed round. As many as three would be wanting to read it, so where literature was scarce, you can imagine what a blessing it was to have a book like it.'"

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 May 1900 and 31 May 1900

Country:

South Africa

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

anon [a colours sergeant]

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

Soldier (colours sergeant)

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

unknown

Country of Experience:

South Africa

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Marie Corelli

Title:

The Sorrows of Satan

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3242

Source:

Print

Author:

Annette R. Federico

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Idol of Suburbia: Marie Corelli and Late-Victorian Literary Culture

Place of Publication:

n/a

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

n/a

Page:

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Annette R. Federico, Idol of Suburbia: Marie Corelli and Late-Victorian Literary Culture, (2000), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3242, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None