| Evidence: | "Laetus cost me 2s. 6d. My wife bet me 2s. 6d. I couldn't read it aloud without crying. I thought I could. But after a page or two - I put my hand in my pocket. I said there! take your half-crown and let me cry comfortably when I want to!" |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Revd. Going |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | clergyman |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing |
| Title: | Laetus Sorte Mea or The Story of a Short Life |
| Genre: | Fiction, Children's Lit |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1885, Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 14047 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Christabel Maxwell | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Mrs Gatty and Mrs Ewing | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1949 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 187 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Christabel Maxwell, Mrs Gatty and Mrs Ewing (London, 1949), p. 187, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14047, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
| This information comes from a secondary source; Maxwell's 'Mrs Gatty and Mrs Ewing' |
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