| Evidence: | 'In 1916 one of the tasks of the second Mrs Hardy was to read aloud in the evenings at their Dorchester home, Max Gate, to the old great man whom she so carefully tended. It was difficult to know what he would and wouldn't like [...] but he took to "The Farmer's Bride"'. |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jul 1916 and 30 Nov 1918 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Dorchester specific address: Max Gate |
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| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Florence Hardy |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | wife of poet |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Thomas Hardy |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Charlotte Mew |
| Title: | The Farmer's Bride |
| Genre: | Poetry, Miscellany / Anthology |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 8421 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Penelope Fitzgerald | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Charlotte Mew and Her Friends | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1984 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 171 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Penelope Fitzgerald, Charlotte Mew and Her Friends (London, 1984), p. 171, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8421, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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