Evidence: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell recalls studies at the second school she attended (to the age of 15):
'Our subjects of study included -- besides English history and exercises in grammar -- lessons
in mythology and upon the English Constitution learnt by heart from Mangall's Questions, the
outlines of the rise of nations, with Roman, Grecian, and French history (the latter read in
French), Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry and Political Economy, and Joyce's
Scientific Dialogues.' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1828 and 31 Dec 1830 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 19 Feb 1815 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | School pupil |
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: | Mangall |
Title: | Questions |
Genre: | History, Politics, Textbook / self-education |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 14162 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | 'The Reign of Pedantry in Girls' Schools' (article in The Nineteenth Century) | |
Place of Publication: | n/a | |
Date of Publication: | 1888 | |
Vol: | 23 | |
Page: | 222-223 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell, 'The Reign of Pedantry in Girls' Schools' (article in The Nineteenth Century) (1888), 23, p. 222-223, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=14162, accessed: 18 April 2024 |
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