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Record 8502

Reading Experience:

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'.
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 11 Jan 1928 and 31 Dec 1928
Country: England
Time: evening
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: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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Thomas Hardy
Title: Memoirs
Genre: Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text: Manuscript: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: read in situ

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 8502  
Source - Print  
  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

Additional comments:

 

 

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