Record Number: 4686
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
After leaving school aged thirteen, '... [Dorothea Beale] read far more history than fiction, plus the major reviews of the time [1840s] -- "The Edinburgh", "Quarterly", and "Blackwoods"; and foreign literature. Pascal's "Life and Provincial Letters" inspired a spirit of emulation in her: she borrowed a Euclid and worked her own way through the first six books ...'
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:Between 21 Mar 1844 and 31 Dec 1849
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 Mar 1831
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Teacher and Academic
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:Blackwood's Magazine
Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism, Politics, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
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Source Information:
Record ID:4686
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:205
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Kate Flint, The Woman Reader 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 205, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4686, accessed: 20 October 2024
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