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Record 27786

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
[between Journal entries for 2 January and 28 February 1887] 'Until [Lady Charlotte Schreiber's] eyes were uncovered [following operation on 9 January] Maria [daughter] had acted as her secretary and had read Shakespeare to her.'
Century: 1850-1899
Date: Between 9 Jan 1887 and 20 Feb 1887
Country: n/a
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:Maria [nee Guest]
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: n/a
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: n/a
Country of experience: n/a
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Lady Charlotte Schreiber (reader's mother).
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: William Shakespeare
Title: n/a
Genre: Drama, Poetry
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 27786  
Source - Print  
  Author: Lady Charlotte Schreiber
  Editor: Earl of Bessborough
  Title: Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from Her Journal 1853-1891
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1952
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 195
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from Her Journal 1853-1891 (London, 1952), p. 195, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27786, accessed: 29 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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