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Record Number: 19288


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I read them an account of the Ammergau Play, out of the London Guardian that Mr Maltby had lent me; & I think they will both go to one of the Septr Representations'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Until: 10 Aug 1860

Country:

Germany

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Heidelberg

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:

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

29 Sep 1810

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer and clergyman's wife

Religion:

Unitarian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Germany

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

Miss Kell and Mr Schwann


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[unknown]

Title:

London Guardian

Genre:

Drama, Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

in the London Guardian

Provenance

borrowed (other)
borrowed from Mr Maltby


Source Information:

Record ID:

19288

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Editor:

J.A.V. Chapple

Title:

Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The

Place of Publication:

Manchester

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

n/a

Page:

627

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, J.A.V. Chapple (ed.), Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The (Manchester, 1997), p. 627, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=19288, accessed: 16 April 2024


Additional Comments:

Additional editor Arthur Pollard. Letter to Marianne Gaskell

   
   
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