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Record Number: 12268


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mama read the story of Mde. de Genlis to us that is called "Zelie" or the "Ingenue" it is very fine. I like it the best of all the pieces by that author.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

5 Nov 1791

Country:

Austria

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Wardeck

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

passive in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Agathe Wynne

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

France

Country of Experience:

Austria

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

daughter Betsey and others


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Stephanie Felicite, Comtesse de Genlis

Title:

Zelie

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12268

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Anne Fremantle

Title:

The Wynne Diaries

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1935

Vol:

I

Page:

83

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Fremantle (ed.), The Wynne Diaries (London, 1935), I, p. 83, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12268, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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