Record Number: 17216

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I read both the few chapters of the intended tract, and the beginning of "Amy Herbert" to my sisters, and they liked them'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1835 and 31 Dec 1858

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Newport
county: Isle of Wight

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1815

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

later writer

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

her sisters

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Title:

Amy Herbert

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

17216

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Editor:

Eleanor L. Sewell

Title:

The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1907

Vol:

n/a

Page:

59

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell (London, 1907), p. 59, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=17216, accessed: 17 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

text published 1858