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Richard Harris Barham

 

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Richard Harris Barham : The Ingoldsby Legends

'After tea...[on a Sunday, my father]...liked to read aloud to us from books that sounded quite well, but afforded some chance of frivolity.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Molly Vivian      Print: Book

  

Richard Harris Barham : Ingoldsby Legends

'I stayed at home amusing the children by reading a fairy tale to them. They seemed to take great interest inn the narrative & after I had finished it Flory went [smiling?] home & Sissy & Dotty went away good temperedly to bed. Read "Poor dog [Tray?]" out of ["Ingolitsby"?] to Harry & then sent him off to bed also'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: John Buckley Castieau      Print: Book

  

Richard Harris Barham : Ingoldsby Legends

'While Polly was away I read to Harry & Dotty one of the Ingoldsby's Legends'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: John Buckley Castieau      Print: Book

 

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