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Record Number: 13419


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell, in letter of 5 June 1861 to 'My Dear _____', headed 'Bugiasta or Pagiastra, or something of the kind; but we can't quite make out where we are, only it is half-way between Spezzia and Sestri, and on the road to Genoa.': 'At this moment we are occupying a dirty room, in a dirty house, in a dirty street, in a dirty village, amongst the mountains [...] M __ __ places an Italian grammar on her lap for show, and reads an Italian play for amusement.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

5 Jun 1861

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: town lying between Spezzia and Sestri

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:

M anon

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

Great Britain

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

'Italian play'

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

13419

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Impressions of Rome, Florence, and Turin, By the Author of 'Amy Herbert'

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1862

Vol:

n/a

Page:

294

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Impressions of Rome, Florence, and Turin, By the Author of 'Amy Herbert' (London, 1862), p. 294, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13419, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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