Record Number: 24058

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'It was in 1886 [...] that Mrs Ward began seriously to read Greek, usually with her ten-year-old son; she bought a Thucydides in Godalming one day and was delighted to find it easier than she expected'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1886 and 31 Dec 1886

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

county: Surrey
specific address: Borough Farm

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Mary Ward

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

11 Jun 1751

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thucydides

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Classics, History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

in Ancient Greek

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

24058

Source:

Print

Author:

Janet Penrose Trevelyan

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1923

Vol:

n/a

Page:

46

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Janet Penrose Trevelyan, The Life of Mrs Humphry Ward (London, 1923), p. 46, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=24058, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

read with her son