Record Number: 12601

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I began to read "Paul and Virginia" book that Mrs Braun brought here it is very pretty'.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

14 Jun 1792

Country:

Switzerland

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Schinznach

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth (Betsey) Wynne

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1779

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Catholic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Switzerland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Bernardin de St Pierre

Title:

Paul et Virginie

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (private library)
brought by Mrs Braun

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12601

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Anne Fremantle

Title:

The Wynne Diaries

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1935

Vol:

I

Page:

149

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Fremantle (ed.), The Wynne Diaries (London, 1935), I, p. 149, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12601, accessed: 25 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None