Record Number: 8693
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mary reads greek & Rassalas in the evening Hookham calls.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:19 Sep 1814
Country:England
Timeevening
daytime
city: London
specific address: 56 Margaret Street, Cavendish Square
(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 Aug 1797
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Author
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
later Mary Shelley
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rasselas
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:8693
Source:Mary Shelley
Editor:Paula Feldman
Title:The Journals of Mary Shelley
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:1
Page:27
Additional Comments:
Additional Editor Diana Scott-Kilvert
Citation:
Mary Shelley, Paula Feldman (ed.), The Journals of Mary Shelley, (London, 1995), 1, p. 27, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8693, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
It is not clear if the "in the evening" is referring to Hookham calling or to the reading. No information is available on the Greek which Mary was studying.