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Record 16712

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Thank you very much for the gift of "Ion"; the tragedy was known to us by extracts, and our desire to see it was great. We like it very much - it is a noble descendant of the noble Greek tragedy.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Oct 1835 and 16 Nov 1835
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city
   
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:

Reader:Mary Howitt
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 12 Mar 1799
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Author
Religion: unknown
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Thomas Noon Talfourd
Title: Ion
Genre: Drama
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 16712  
Source - Print  
  Author: A.G. L'Estrange
  Editor: n/a
  Title: The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1882
  Vol: 1
  Page: 300
  Additional comments: Letter from Mary Howitt to Miss Mitford, November 16, 1835

Citation: A.G. L'Estrange, The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford (London, 1882), 1, p. 300, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16712, accessed: 29 March 2024

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