Record Number: 6116
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Lovely books she read to us...:"The Wide Wide World", with all the religion and deaths from consumption left out, and all the farm life and good country food left in; "Masterman Ready", with that ass Mr Seagrave mitigated, and dear old Ready not killed by the savages; "Settlers at Home", with the baby not allowed to die; "The Little Duke" with horrid little Carloman spared to grow more virtuous still; "The Children of the New Forest"; "The Runaway"; "The Princess and the Goblin", and many more'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Kent
specific address: Down House
(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:1843
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
Darwin children inc. Gwen (later Raverat)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Little Duke
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6116
Source:Gwen Raverat
Editor:n/a
Title:Period Piece
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:146
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Gwen Raverat, Period Piece, (London, 1952), p. 146, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6116, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None