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Record Number: 507


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mrs Winn told us our fortunes out of the Almanick, some things to me very strange...

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

30 Sep 1728

Country:

England

Time

daytime: in the afternoon?

Place:

city: Wandsworth, nr London
location in dwelling: home of Saviles

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:

(Mrs) Winn

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Gertrude Savile


Additional Comments:

'Mrs Winn' [also known as 'Mrs Wynne']



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

'Almanack' OR 'Almanick'

Genre:

Ephemera

Form of Text:

Print: Book, almanack

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

507

Source:

Print

Author:

Gertrude Savile

Editor:

Alan Saville

Title:

Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757

Place of Publication:

Nottingham

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

n/a

Page:

139

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Gertrude Savile, Alan Saville (ed.), Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757 (Nottingham, 1997), p. 139, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=507, accessed: 20 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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