Record Number: 26062
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Find invaluable passage of Voltaire on Lucifer and Liberty; article in dictionary on "Abus des mots". The Lucifer is invaluable to me, because the devil being called Lucifer is such a prophetic intimation of Science!'
Century:1850-1899
Date:12 Mar 1874
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:8 Feb 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:art critic and social critic
Religion:Church of England (evangelical)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:26062
Source:John Ruskin
Editor:Joan Evans
Title:The diaries of John Ruskin
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1956
Vol:3
Page:778
Additional Comments:
pagination continuous throughout vols
Citation:
John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin (Oxford, 1956), 3, p. 778, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26062, accessed: 20 April 2024
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