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Record Number: 2532


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I went down & saw Old Gleig who was on the same subject [the success of the "Battle of Dorking"]. He said too he had been reading lately the Review of Lothair & did not know which to admire most the review or the review of the reviewers. The reperusal [sic] had nearly put him into fits.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Until: 5 May 1871

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

"Old" Gleig

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Review of "Lothair"

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In Blackwood's Magazine

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

2532

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Blackwood

Title:

Letters

Location:

National Library of Scotland

Call No:

MS 4270

Page/Folio:

187-8

Citation:

John Blackwood, Letters National Library of Scotland, p. MS 4270, p. 187-8, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2532, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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