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William Shakespeare : 

'... [Dorothea Beale] learnt to love Shakespeare through her father reading it aloud ...'

Century: 1800-1849 / 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group:      Print: Book

  

 : history

After leaving school aged thirteen, '... [Dorothea Beale] read far more history than fiction, plus the major reviews of the time [1840s] -- "The Edinburgh", "Quarterly", and "Blackwoods"; and foreign literature. Pascal's "Life and Provincial Letters" inspired a spirit of emulation in her: she borrowed a Euclid and worked her own way through the first six books ...'

Century: 1800-1849 / 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Dorothea Beale      Print: Book

  

 : The Edinburgh Review

After leaving school aged thirteen, '... [Dorothea Beale] read far more history than fiction, plus the major reviews of the time [1840s] -- "The Edinburgh", "Quarterly", and Blackwoods; and foreign literature. Pascal's "Life and Provincial Letters" inspired a spirit of emulation in her: she borrowed a Euclid and worked her own way through the first six books ...'

Century: 1800-1849 / 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Dorothea Beale      Print: Serial / periodical

  

 : The Quarterly Review

After leaving school aged thirteen, '... [Dorothea Beale] read far more history than fiction, plus the major reviews of the time [1840s] -- "The Edinburgh", "Quarterly", and "Blackwoods"; and foreign literature. Pascal's "Life and Provincial Letters" inspired a spirit of emulation in her: she borrowed a Euclid and worked her own way through the first six books ...'

Century: 1800-1849 / 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Dorothea Beale      Print: Serial / periodical

  

 : Blackwood's Magazine

After leaving school aged thirteen, '... [Dorothea Beale] read far more history than fiction, plus the major reviews of the time [1840s] -- "The Edinburgh", "Quarterly", and "Blackwoods"; and foreign literature. Pascal's "Life and Provincial Letters" inspired a spirit of emulation in her: she borrowed a Euclid and worked her own way through the first six books ...'

Century: 1800-1849 / 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Dorothea Beale      Print: Serial / periodical

 

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