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Record Number: 907


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'After tea...[on a Sunday, my father]...liked to read aloud to us from books that sounded quite well, but afforded some chance of frivolity.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1870 and 1900

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

city: London
specific address: 1 Canonbury Park North

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

Molly Vivian

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

2 Oct 1866

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Family


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Drama, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

907

Source:

Print

Author:

M. V. Hughes

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A London Family: 1870-1900

Place of Publication:

London, New York, Toronto

Date of Publication:

1946

Vol:

n/a

Page:

75

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

M. V. Hughes, A London Family: 1870-1900, (London, New York, Toronto, 1946), p. 75, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=907, accessed: 30 December 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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