Record Number: 8421
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In 1916 one of the tasks of the second Mrs Hardy was to read aloud in the evenings at their Dorchester home, Max Gate, to the old great man whom she so carefully tended. It was difficult to know what he would and wouldn't like [...] but he took to "The Farmer's Bride"'.
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jul 1916 and 30 Nov 1918
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Dorchester
specific address: Max Gate
(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:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:wife of poet
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Thomas Hardy
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Farmer's Bride
Genre:Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8421
Source:Penelope Fitzgerald
Editor:n/a
Title:Charlotte Mew and Her Friends
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:n/a
Page:171
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Penelope Fitzgerald, Charlotte Mew and Her Friends (London, 1984), p. 171, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8421, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None