Evidence: | [having been given a rum and peppermint liqueur for a migraine] 'We went to the Railway waiting-room, which was all quiet and nicely-lighted up; so Flossy began to read a book she had brought with her; and I got Hendschel's Telegraph (the German Bradshaw) off the table, and began to puzzle out my train to Strasbourg to meet Louy, - when, lo & behold, Flossy whispered to me, me, smelling of rum - that Mr Bosanquet had come in! I tucked my head down over my book, & told F.E. to take no notice; but he drew nearer and nearer, pretending to look at the affiches on the walls, until at last he came close, & said 'Mrs G. can I assist you in making out yr train'...' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 19 Oct 1858 | ||||||||||
Country: | Germany | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Heidelberg specific address: railway station |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Florence Elizabeth Gaskell |
Age | Child (0-17) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 1842 |
Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
Occupation: | clergyman'sdaughter |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | Germany |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [unknown] |
Title: | [unknown] |
Genre: | Unknown |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | owned |
Record ID: | 19228 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell | |
Editor: | J.A.V. Chapple | |
Title: | Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The | |
Place of Publication: | Manchester | |
Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 519 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, J.A.V. Chapple (ed.), Letters of Mrs Gaskell, The (Manchester, 1997), p. 519, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19228, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
Additional editor, Arthur Pollard. Letter to Marianne Gaskell. |
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