Record Number: 6098
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'There is a pleasant story of how [Aunt Cara] once set a Jebb niece to read "Paradise Lost" aloud to herself and her sister Aunt Polly, in order to improve Aunt Polly's mind. The poor old lady was terribly bored and was nearly asleep, when Aunt Cara woke her up, by saying sternly: "Listen now, Polly; it's Satan speaking".'
Century:1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:unknown
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Aunts Cara and Polly
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Paradise Lost
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6098
Source:Gwen Raverat
Editor:n/a
Title:Period Piece
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:90
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Gwen Raverat, Period Piece, (London, 1952), p. 90, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6098, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None