Record Number: 3981
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
" But I read with unchecked voracity, and in several curious directions. Shakespeare now passed into my possession entire, in the shape of a reprint more hideous and more offensive to the eyesight than would in these days appear conceivable..."
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1865 and 31 Dec 1866
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:1849
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:son of zoological writer
Religion:Plymouth Brethren
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:n/a
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailscheap reprint
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:3981
Source:Edmund Gosse
Editor:n/a
Title:Father and Son : a study of two temperments
Place of Publication:Keele
Date of Publication:1994
Vol:n/a
Page:193
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Edmund Gosse, Father and Son : a study of two temperments, (Keele, 1994), p. 193, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3981, accessed: 04 January 2025
Additional Comments:
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