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Record Number: 12192


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Letter to her daughter-in-law Ann, dated 4th June 1818: "Little Madge (Margaret Elizabeth Haskoll) told me that she had a little brother now and she prayed for him. I told her she must pray for all our enemies. She replied that a little girl in Goody Two Shoes would not pray for her enemies.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jun 1818 and 30 Jun 1818

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

county: Isle of Wight

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lydia Haskoll

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1 Jan 1756

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

'Wife and mother'

Religion:

Evangelical Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Grandchildren


Additional Comments:

nee Heaton



Text Being Read:

Author:

anon

Title:

History of Little Goody Two-shoes

Genre:

Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12192

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Lydia Haskoll

Title:

Letter

Location:

Bodleian Library, Oxford: On deposit

Call No:

None

Page/Folio:

1ff.

Citation:

Lydia Haskoll, Letter Bodleian Library, Oxford: On deposit, p. None, p. 1ff., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12192, accessed: 28 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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