Record Number: 8502

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

After Thomas Hardy's death on 11 January 1928, his literary executor Sydney Cockerell 'asked Florence [Hardy] to read aloud to him, chapter by chapter, the manuscript of Hardy's memoirs. This occupied most evenings'.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 11 Jan 1928 and 31 Dec 1928

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

n/a

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:

Florence Hardy

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jan 1879

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer's widow

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Sydney Cockerell

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Hardy

Title:

Memoirs

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

8502

Source:

Print

Author:

Penelope Fitzgerald

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Charlotte Mew and Her Friends

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

n/a

Page:

209

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Penelope Fitzgerald, Charlotte Mew and Her Friends, (London, 1984), p. 209, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8502, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None