Record Number: 4942
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Miss R. staid 2 or 3 days withme; the rest of the time I was entirely alone, spending the time chiefly in reading and writing letters, until I had brought on an almost perpetual headache... to enjoy a book I must be in perfect quiet.
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Nov 1810 and 30 Nov 1810
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Dove's Nest, home of the Peddar family
other location: place of employment
(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
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4942
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:314
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Ellen Weeton, Miss Weeton's Journal of a Governess, (Whitstable, 1969), 1, p. 314, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4942, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None