Record Number: 3243

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

On 8 September 1854 Christiana Thompson noted in her diary that her children Elizabeth and Alice (later Alice Meynell) were 'reading every day with their Pa Swiss Family Robinson.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 8 Sep 1854 and 30 Sep 1854

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Stresa

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:

Reading Group:

Thompson Family

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

various

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

various

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Johann David Wyss

Title:

The Swiss Family Robinson

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3243

Source:

Print

Author:

June Badeni

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Slender Tree: A Life of Alice Meynell

Place of Publication:

Padstow

Date of Publication:

1981

Vol:

n/a

Page:

12

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

June Badeni, The Slender Tree: A Life of Alice Meynell, (Padstow, 1981), p. 12, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3243, accessed: 18 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None