Record Number: 7464

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Finished Buckle's "History of Civilization in England" vol. I which I began a fortnight ago.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 18 Aug 1857 and 3 Sep 1857

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Richmond

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

George Eliot [pseud]

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

22 Nov 1819

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry Thomas Buckle

Title:

History of Civilization in England

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

vol I.

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

7464

Source:

Print

Author:

George Eliot [pseud]

Editor:

Margaret Harris

Title:

The Journals of George Eliot

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

70

Additional Comments:

Co-editor Judith Johnston

Citation:

George Eliot [pseud], Margaret Harris (ed.), The Journals of George Eliot, (Cambridge, 1998), p. 70, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7464, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None