Record Number: 8774
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'have been reading a little on philology, have finished the 24th book of the Iliad, the first book of the Faery Queene, Clough's poems, and a little about Etruscan things in Mrs Grey and Dennis. Aloud to G. I have been reading some Italian, Ben Jonson's Alchemist and Volpone, and Bright's speeches, which I am still reading - besides the first four cantos of Don Juan'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 23 Jan 1869
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:Female
Date of Birth:22 Nov 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
G.H. Lewes
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Alchemist, The
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8774
Source:George Eliot
Editor:Margaret Harris
Title:The Journals of George Eliot
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:134
Additional Comments:
co-editor Judith Johnston.
Citation:
George Eliot, Margaret Harris (ed.), The Journals of George Eliot, (Cambridge, 1998), p. 134, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8774, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
None