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Record 25320

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of 'Signs of Pain: An excuse for not accepting the Invitation of a Friend to make a Country Excursion', beginning 'The hollow winds begin to blow,/ The clouds look black, the glass is low...'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: unknown
Country: Scotland
Time: n/a
Place: city: Garrow
county: Perthshire
   
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: anon
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Unknown/NA
Occupation: unknown
Religion: unknown
Country of origin: unknown
Country of experience: Scotland
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Edward Jenner
Title: Signs of Rain
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 25320  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: n/a
  Title: Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823
  Location: Private Collection
  Call no: CP1
  Page/folio: 34

Citation: anon, Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823 Private Collection, p. CP1, p. 34, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25320, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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