Evidence: | After Thomas Hardy's death on 11 January 1928, his literary executor Sydney Cockerell 'asked Florence [Hardy] to read aloud to him, chapter by chapter, the manuscript of Hardy's memoirs. This occupied most evenings'. |
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Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 11 Jan 1928 and 31 Dec 1928 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Florence Hardy |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 12 Jan 1879 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Writer's widow |
Religion: | Church of England |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Sydney Cockerell |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Thomas Hardy |
Title: | Memoirs |
Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ |
Record ID: | 8502 | |
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: | 209 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Penelope Fitzgerald, Charlotte Mew and Her Friends (London, 1984), p. 209, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8502, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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