Record Number: 4639
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'One of the daughters of Florence Barclay, a writer of popular fiction ... recounts how her mother used, in the 1880s, to read aloud to them a great deal: Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, children's books like "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "The Little Duke" [as well as Scott] ...'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1880 and 31 Dec 1889
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Timen/a
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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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Reader's children
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4639
Source:Kate Flint
Editor:n/a
Title:The Woman Reader 1837-1914
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1993
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Page:195
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Kate Flint, The Woman Reader 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 195, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4639, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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