Record Number: 4325
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Although mainly an outdoor boy Rider began to read several popular romances of the day...: "I loved those books that other boys love and I love them still. I well remember a little scene which took place when I was a child of eight or nine. Robinson Crusoe held me in its grasp and I was expected to go to church. I hid beneath a bed with Robinson Crusoe and was in due course discovered by an elder sister and governess, who, on my refusing to come out, resorted to force. Then followed a struggle that was quite Homeric. The two ladies tugged as best they might, but I clung to Crusoe and the legs of the bed, and kicked till, perfectly exhausted, they took their departure in no very Christian frame of mind, leaving me panting indeed, but triumphant".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1864 and 1866
Country:England
Timedaytime: On a Sunday
Place:city: Bradenham
county: Norfolk
location in dwelling: under a bed
(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:22 Jun 1856
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:later barrister and writer
Religion:n/a
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:Robinson Crusoe
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4325
Source:Peter Berresford Ellis
Editor:n/a
Title:H. Rider Haggard. A Voice from the Infinite
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1978
Vol:n/a
Page:23
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Peter Berresford Ellis, H. Rider Haggard. A Voice from the Infinite, (London, 1978), p. 23, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4325, accessed: 22 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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