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Record Number: 6358


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mildred was a fanatical teetotaller; and took in, believe it or not, a periodical called "The Journal of Inebriety"'.

Century:

1850-1899, 1900-1945

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

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:

Mildred Massingberd

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1868

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

The Journal of Inebriety

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

6358

Source:

Print

Author:

Gwen Raverat

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Period Piece

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1952

Vol:

n/a

Page:

199

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Gwen Raverat, Period Piece (London, 1952), p. 199, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6358, accessed: 28 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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