Record Number: 4704

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[Mary St Leger Harrison] ... had the run of [Charles] Kingsley [her father]'s library, where she read history, philosophy, and the poets ...'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 4 Jun 1852 and 31 Dec 1876

Country:

England

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Mary St Leger Harrison

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

4 Jun 1852

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

poetry

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4704

Source:

Print

Author:

Kate Flint

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Woman Reader 1837-1914

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1993

Vol:

n/a

Page:

210

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Kate Flint, The Woman Reader 1837-1914 (Oxford, 1993), p. 210, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=4704, accessed: 23 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None