Evidence: | 'I kept my hours conscientiously, but when I had no work to do I read continuously. I read parts of "The Times", the "Standard" and the "Morning Post" ever day. The theatrical and policitcal news interested me more than anything else. The study was lined with book shelves, and besides all the classical writers there was a large section filled with the works of French dramatists. I read several plays by Marivaux, and found, to my astonishment, that a serial I had read in the "Girls' Own Paper" had its origin in one of his plays. Encouraged by this, I wrote a play which also derived from a play by Marivaux.' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
Place: | city: London location in dwelling |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Zoe Procter |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 10 Sep 1867 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | writer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | India |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux |
Title: | [plays] |
Genre: | Drama |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | borrowed (private library) |
Record ID: | 25158 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Zoe Procter | |
Editor: | George Baker | |
Title: | Life and Yesterday | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1960 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 81 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Zoe Procter, George Baker (ed.), Life and Yesterday (London, 1960), p. 81, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25158, accessed: 25 April 2024 |
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