Record Number: 4937
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
The only gratification I ever sought was to be permitted to sit quietly in my brother's room, with a book. That room was more pleasant and retired than the one I slept in with my mother...
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1794 and 31 Dec 1797
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:location in dwelling: home, in her brother's room
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:1776
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:4937
Source:Ellen Weeton
Editor:n/a
Title:Miss Weeton's Journal of a Governess
Place of Publication:Whitstable
Date of Publication:1969
Vol:1
Page:23
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Ellen Weeton, Miss Weeton's Journal of a Governess, (Whitstable, 1969), 1, p. 23, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4937, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None