Record Number: 18461

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'At this precise moment I am feeling mightily morose, owing to my having foolishly embarked on Robert Elsmere and Tom Jones this afternoon.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jul 1896 and 31 Aug 1896

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

John Buchan

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

26 Aug 1875

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

student

Religion:

Presbyterian

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

Oxford undergraduate on holiday with his family in Scotland

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Mary Augusta (Mrs Humphry) Ward

Title:

Robert Elsmere

Genre:

Fiction, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18461

Source:

Print

Author:

Janet Adam Smith

Editor:

n/a

Title:

John Buchan: A Biography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1965

Vol:

n/a

Page:

56

Additional Comments:

on holiday with his family in Scotland, while an Oxford student.

Citation:

Janet Adam Smith, John Buchan: A Biography (London, 1965), p. 56, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18461, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None