Record Number: 9793

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mr Gilman of South Carolina to his brother, 1835, on visit from Harriet Martineau: 'Dining out frequently [...] as soon as she came home at night, and had read at my request a devotional hymn in her own sweet and primitive manner, she would take Caroline on one side and me on the other, and [...] would enchain and enchant us until long after midnight'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1834 and 31 Dec 1835

Country:

America

Time

n/anight

Place:

county: (state) South Carolina

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:

Harriet Martineau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Unitarian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

America

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

Mr Gilman Mrs Gilman (Caroline)

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

hymns

Genre:

Other religious, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9793

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1877

Vol:

3

Page:

110

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman, (London, 1877), 3, p. 110, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9793, accessed: 28 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None