Record Number: 7867
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Fanny Kemble, 3 December 1832: 'Arrived at the Mansion House [in Philadelphia], which I was quite glad to gain [after coach and steamboat journey]. Installed myself in a room, and while they brought in the packages, finished "Contarini Fleming". It reminded me of Combe's [George Combe, Scottish phrenologist] book'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:3 Dec 1832
Country:USA
Timen/a
Place:city: Philadelphia
specific address: Mansion 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:27 Nov 1809
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Actress
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:USA
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Contarini Fleming
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7867
Source:Fanny Kemble
Editor:Catherine Clinton
Title:Fanny Kemble's Journals
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:55
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Fanny Kemble, Catherine Clinton (ed.), Fanny Kemble's Journals, (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000), p. 55, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7867, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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