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Record 25331

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Transcription of lines beginning 'Oh, could we read on every brow/ The inward grief in silence bred...' At the bottom of the two stanzas is written 'Rob. Bland'.
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1813 and 31 Dec 1840
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
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: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
 n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: 'Oh could we read on every brow'
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: In Collections from the Greek Anthology and from the Pastoral, Elegiac and Dramatic Poets of Greece, ed. Robert Bland, John Murray, London, 1813
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 25331  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: n/a
  Title: Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823
  Location: Private Collection
  Call no: CP1
  Page/folio: 41

Citation: anon, Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823 Private Collection, p. CP1, p. 41, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25331, accessed: 19 April 2024

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