Record Number: 26266
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Wilde later said that it was his mother who inspired him to write verse [....] When his poems first appeared in magazines she compiled a scrapbook of them, and frequently offered her enthusiastic criticisms. Of "Magdalen Walks" she wrote: "the last lines have a bold, true thought, bravely uttered... I recognise you at once...there is Oscar!"'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1860 and 1 Jan 1880
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Magdalen Walks
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:26266
Source:Thomas Wright
Editor:n/a
Title:Oscar's Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:37
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books (London, 2000), p. 37, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26266, accessed: 28 November 2023
Additional Comments:
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