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Record Number: 23754


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'While out to-night we purchased Whitford's stories of "Under the Dray". There is not much in them but they are decidedly readable & very good for sixpence. Harry commenced "The Larrikin's Story" & was of course immensely interested in it particularly as it was a kind of reading in which his mother thought it wrong for him to get a hold of.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

12 Apr 1872

Country:

Australia

Time

evening

Place:

city: Melbourne
location in dwelling: at home

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Harry Castieau

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

28 Aug 1861

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

son of Prison Governor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Australia

Country of Experience:

Australia

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

son of J.B. Castieau



Text Being Read:

Author:

Whitford

Title:

The Larrikin's Story

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

23754

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=23754, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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