| Evidence: | 'I see the Nineteenth Century has a full list each month of its articles and contributors, which is put in the windows and on the counters of the booksellers.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Jun 1877 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Oscar Wilde |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 16 Oct 1854 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| Country of experience: | Ireland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | Nineteenth Century |
| Genre: | Contents Page |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ Observed in shop window |
| Record ID: | 18007 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Oscar Wilde | |
| Editor: | Merlin Holland | |
| Title: | The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde | |
| Place of Publication: | New York | |
| Date of Publication: | 2000 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 55 | |
| Additional comments: | Source is a letter to William Ward collected in The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde, eds. Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis (NY: Henry Holt & Co., 2000) |
| Citation: | Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland (ed.), The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde (New York, 2000), p. 55, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18007, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
| It is unclear from Wilde's comments whether he is referring to an advertisment or to the contents page itself. I have given all available details. |
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