| Evidence: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell on studies at Miss Crooke's boarding school, Newport, Isle of Wight:
'When my regular lessons for the day were over, I used to sit until bed-time with my back to a long table, on which two candles were placed, and learn by heart columns of French idioms'.
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1819 and 31 Dec 1828 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Great Britain | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Newport county: Isle of Wight specific address: Miss Crooke's boarding school |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Sewell |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 19 Feb 1815 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | child |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | Great Britain |
| Country of experience: | Great Britain |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | unknown |
| Title: | French idioms |
| Genre: | Reference / General works, Languages |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 12563 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell | |
| Editor: | Eleanor L. Sewell | |
| Title: | The Autobiography of Elizabeth Missing Sewell | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1908 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 18 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth Missing Sewell (London, 1908), p. 18, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12563, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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