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Record Number: 15672


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Attended rehearsal a little business done amidst a great deal of noise, my companions in the performance are in general very rowdy gents, after the play had been read four or five & amongst them myself went to a restaurant (sic) where we had oysters and Old Tom &c. I got home about half past eleven.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

18 Jul 1855

Country:

Australia

Time

evening

Place:

city: Melbourne

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:

Reading Group:

men

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

Australia

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

men present in the group


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Hendrik Conscience

Title:

The Poor Gentleman

Genre:

Fiction, Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ


Source Information:

Record ID:

15672

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Buckley Castieau

Title:

Diaries

Location:

National Library of Australia

Call No:

NLA MS 2218

Page/Folio:

n/a

Citation:

John Buckley Castieau, Diaries National Library of Australia, p. NLA MS 2218, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=15672, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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