Record Number: 4279
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Kitty dispatched the little ones to the schoolroom to do their lessons. Then John, Rachel and Kitty seated themselves in the shade while John took a book from his pocket and read 'Perigrinus Porteous' to them... Towards evening the entire party walked to the village church where, by twilight, John Pitchford read Gray's 'Elegy' with great effect."
Century:1700-1799
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:city: Norwich
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Son of Norwich Surgeon
worked in a laboratory
Religion:Roman Catholic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Friends (Rachel and Kitty Gurney)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Perigrinus Porteous
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4279
Source:Jacobine Menzies-Wilson Helen Lloyd
Editor:n/a
Title:Amelia: the tale of a plain friend
Place of Publication:London: Open University Press
Date of Publication:1937
Vol:n/a
Page:71
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Jacobine Menzies-Wilson Helen Lloyd, Amelia: the tale of a plain friend, (London: Open University Press, 1937), p. 71, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4279, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None