| Evidence: | " ... within a few pages [of his copy of Philip Nichols's Sir Francis Drake Revived (1626)], [John Ruskin] writes, 'very obscure' (p. 27) ... 'don't understand at all' (p. 41) ... These few notes register resistance and engagement as they register Ruskin's reactions." |
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| Century: | 1800-1849, 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | John Ruskin |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1819 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Philip Nichols |
| Title: | Sir Francis Drake Revived |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 5385 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | H. J. Jackson | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books | |
| Place of Publication: | New Haven | |
| Date of Publication: | 2001 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 29 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | H. J. Jackson, Marginalia: Readers Writing in Books (New Haven, 2001), p. 29, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5385, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
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