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Record Number: 339


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Burn. May 1812' 'The small birds rejoice in the green leaves returning /...' [transcribes poem]

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 May 1812 and 31 May 1812

Country:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

B.A.T. Herbert

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Robert Burns

Title:

The Chevalier's Lament

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

339

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

B.A.T. Herbert

Title:

Commonplace Book 'Book Belonging to my Darling Grandmother'

Location:

St Clair Collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

n/a

Citation:

B.A.T. Herbert, Commonplace Book 'Book Belonging to my Darling Grandmother' St Clair Collection, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=339, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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