Record Number: 5385
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
" ... within a few pages [of his copy of Philip Nichols's Sir Francis Drake Revived (1626)], [John Ruskin] writes, 'very obscure' (p. 27) ... 'don't understand at all' (p. 41) ... These few notes register resistance and engagement as they register Ruskin's reactions."
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Sir Francis Drake Revived
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:5385
Source:H. J. Jackson
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Title:Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books
Place of Publication:New Haven
Date of Publication:2001
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Page:29
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Citation:
H. J. Jackson, Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books, (New Haven, 2001), p. 29, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5385, accessed: 18 July 2024
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