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Record Number: 13035


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

In Chapter XII [sic], "Letters on Daily Life": 'In my young days we used to read Miss Edgeworth's story of "To-morrow", in which the procrastinator gives the history of the misfortunes that his habit has involved him in, and breaks off abruptly, leaving it to his editor to say that the story was to be finished [italics]to-morrow[end italics]. I don't know that the tale actually prevented me from procrastinating when I was a child, but it imprinted firmly in my mind that procrastination was a dangerous fault, and the impression has remained with me and been very useful ever since.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 19 Feb 1815 and 19 Feb 1832

Country:

unknown

Time

n/a

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:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

19 Feb 1815

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

Great Britain

Country of Experience:

unknown

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

?Maria ?Edgeworth

Title:

'To-morrow'

Genre:

Fiction, Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

13035

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Letters on Daily Life

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1885

Vol:

n/a

Page:

109

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Letters on Daily Life (London, 1885), p. 109, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13035, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Story possibly appeared in one of Edgeworth's books of 'Tales'.

   
   
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