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Record Number: 7117


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the evening we went to Spargnapini's, and had some chocolate and read the papers. G. finished reading allowed (sic) the Merchant of Venice, and I the first vol. of Wilhelm Meister'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

15 Nov 1854

Country:

Germany

Time

evening

Place:

city: Berlin
specific address: Spargnapini's cafe

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:

Reading Group:

George Eliot and G.H. Lewes

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

22 Nov 1819

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Germany

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

newspapers

Genre:

newspapers

Form of Text:

Print: NewspaperManuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ


Source Information:

Record ID:

7117

Source:

Print

Author:

George Eliot

Editor:

Margaret / Judith Harris / Johnston

Title:

The Journals of George Eliot

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1998

Vol:

n/a

Page:

34

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

George Eliot, Margaret / Judith Harris / Johnston (ed.), The Journals of George Eliot (Cambridge, 1998), p. 34, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7117, accessed: 03 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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