Record Number: 6344
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Uncle William] read everything: all the classic works in all the languages he had ever known, or not quite forgotten: Latin, Greek, French, German, Italian; a bit of each every day; and when he was late for dinner, it was always because he was "just finishing a paragraph". He was very shy about it, and would be caught hiding Homer under a pile of papers, and have to be gently coaxed out into the open to talk about him. "Fine fellow, old Homer", he would say; or "Fine fellow, old Go-eethe"'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(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:Male
Date of Birth:1839
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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Fiction, Drama, Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6344
Source:Gwen Raverat
Editor:n/a
Title:Period Piece
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
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Page:181
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Gwen Raverat, Period Piece, (London, 1952), p. 181, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6344, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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