| Evidence: | Journals of Mary Shelley
"M. & S. walk to the shore of the lake & read the description of the seige of Jerusalem in Tacitus" |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 24 Aug 1814 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Brunnen Lake shore |
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| Reader: | Percy Bysshe Shelley |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 4 Aug 1792 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Writer / Poet |
| Religion: | Atheist |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Switzerland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Mary Godwin |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Tacitus |
| Title: | Histories Book V |
| Genre: | History, Politics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 8201 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Mary Shelley | |
| Editor: | Paula Feldman | |
| Title: | The Journals of Mary Shelley | |
| Place of Publication: | London (John Hopkins Press Ltd.) | |
| Date of Publication: | 1995 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 18 | |
| Additional comments: | Also edited by Diana Scott-Kilvert |
| Citation: | Mary Shelley, Paula Feldman (ed.), The Journals of Mary Shelley (London (John Hopkins Press Ltd.), 1995), p. 18, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8201, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
| It is not clear if Percy or Mary is reading or if they took it in turns. |
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