Record Number: 3409
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Only yesterday morning he [Cyril Oliphant] was well enough to read out to me [Francis Oliphant] a little notice of his De Musset which appeared in Willie Tulloch's little Glasgow paper; no one of us had any suspicion of what was at hand'.[Cyril Oliphant's death]
Century:1850-1899
Date:8 Nov 1890
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:Windsor
The Crescent
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1856
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer and dilettante
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Francis Romano (Cecco) Oliphant
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Notice of Cyril Oliphant's 'De Musset'
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Advertisement, Newspaper
Publication DetailsIn 'Willie Tulloch's little Glasgow paper' [unidentified], shortly before 8 November 1890
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:3409
Source:Manuscript
Author:Francis Romano Oliphant
Title:Blackwood Correspondence Book
Location:National Library of Scotland
Call No:MS 4558
Page/Folio:145 r
Citation:Francis Romano Oliphant, Blackwood Correspondence Book National Library of Scotland, p. MS 4558, p. 145 r, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=3409, accessed: 29 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None