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Record Number: 18004


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mahaffy's book of Travels in Greece will soon be out. I have been correcting his proofs and like it immensely.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 27 Jul 1876 and Aug 1876

Country:

Ireland

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Dublin
specific address: 1 Merrion Square North

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:

Oscar Wilde

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

16 Oct 1854

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Student

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

Ireland

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Pentland Mahaffy

Title:

Rambles and Studies in Greece

Genre:

Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Codex, publisher's proofs

Publication Details

1876, first edition

Provenance

borrowed (other)
Proof copy for correction


Source Information:

Record ID:

18004

Source:

Print

Author:

Oscar Wilde

Editor:

Merlin Holland

Title:

The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde

Place of Publication:

New York

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

n/a

Page:

28

Additional Comments:

Source is a letter to William Ward collected in The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde, eds. Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis (NY: Henry Holt & Co., 2000)

Citation:

Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland (ed.), The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde (New York, 2000), p. 28, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18004, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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