Record Number: 33358
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A more poignant Newcastle memory came later. Settled in the town in a house of our own, we had been reading David Copperfield aloud of an evening to manma, when she told us one day that Dickens was dead.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Jun 1865
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Newcastle
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:17 Jul 1859
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Child
Religion:Unknown
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:David Copperfield
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Publication Details
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Provenancen/a
Source Information:
Record ID:33358
Source:Ernest Rhys
Editor:n/a
Title:Wales England Wed: An Autobiography by Ernest Rhys
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1940
Vol:n/a
Page:19
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Ernest Rhys, Wales England Wed: An Autobiography by Ernest Rhys, (London, 1940), p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33358, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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