Record Number: 6294
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Maud began [her diary] right after she had read a book called "A Bad Boy's Diry" [sic], a story a teacher had left behind at the house after boarding there for a year. It was meant to be funny and it was written as though by "little Gorgie", a mischievous boy who couldn't spell'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1880 and 1888
Country:Canada
Timen/a
Place:city: Cavendish
county: Prince Edward Island
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:30 Nov 1874
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:later teacher and writer
Religion:Christian, Protestant
Country of Origin:Canada
Country of Experience:Canada
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:A Bad Boy's Diry
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
passed on by lodger (a teacher)
Source Information:
Record ID:6294
Source:Janet Lunn
Editor:n/a
Title:Maud's House of Dreams. The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
Place of Publication:Toronto
Date of Publication:2002
Vol:n/a
Page:40
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Janet Lunn, Maud's House of Dreams. The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery, (Toronto, 2002), p. 40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6294, accessed: 27 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None