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Record Number: 3637


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

' ... Gladstone, who was meticulous in keeping a record of his reading, noted only one [Hall] Caine novel, "The Scapegoat", which he read on publication in 1891 ...'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1891 and 31 Dec 1891

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:

William Ewart Gladstone

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1809

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Prime Minister

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Hall Caine

Title:

The Scapegoat

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1891

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

3637

Source:

Print

Author:

Philip Waller

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

2006

Vol:

n/a

Page:

744 n.74

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Philip Waller, Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918 (Oxford, 2006), p. 744 n.74, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=3637, accessed: 16 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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