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Record Number: 2543


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My dear Blackwood [...] "The Private Secretary" picks itself up this month. I thought one or two of the recent numbers even scarcely up to mark."

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jul 1881 and 4 Jul 1881

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:

Theodore Martin

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:

George T Chesney

Title:

The Private Secretary

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In Blackwood's Magazine

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

2543

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Theodore Martin

Title:

Letters

Location:

National Library of Scotland

Call No:

MS 4423

Page/Folio:

213-4

Citation:

Theodore Martin, Letters National Library of Scotland, p. MS 4423, p. 213-4, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=2543, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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