Record Number: 23742
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The ladies did not retire till after eleven & then I laid myself down on the sofa & tried to sleep. The mosquitoes however would'ent allow anything of the kind & so after kicking about & turning over several scores of times I got up again, raised the gas & went on reading Dumas' "Memoirs of a Physician".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:19 Feb 1872
Country:Australia
Timen/anight
Place:city: Melbourne
location in dwelling: at home on the sofa
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:15 May 1831
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Prison Governor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Australia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Memoirs of a physician
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:23742
Source:Manuscript
Author:John Buckley Castieau
Title:Diaries
Location:National Library of Australia
Call No:NLA MS 2218
Page/Folio:n/a
Citation:John Buckley Castieau, Diaries National Library of Australia, p. NLA MS 2218, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=23742, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
bought 15 Feb 1872