Record Number: 4747
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"Laura Knight, in 1899, was mystified by being forbidden Foxe's Books of Martyrs ... having been used to enjoying Edgar Allen Poe, the more gruesome parts of the Ingoldsby Legends, and the Boys' Own Paper, bought with her weekly penny for helping with the housework."
Century:1850-1899
Date:1899
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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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Ingoldsby Legends
Genre:Poetry, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4747
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:217
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Kate Flint, The Woman Reader 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 217, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4747, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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