Record Number: 6299
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Maud Montgomery] 'wrote her first poem after reading "Seasons", a book of poems by James Thomson, written in blank verse. Maud was so enraptured by them that she had to sit down at once to write one of her own.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1883 and 1888
Country:Canada
Timen/a
Place:city: Cavendish
county: Prince Edward Island
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:30 Nov 1874
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:later teacher and writer
Religion:Christian, Protestant
Country of Origin:Canada
Country of Experience:Canada
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Seasons, The
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6299
Source:Janet Lunn
Editor:n/a
Title:Maud's House of Dreams. The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
Place of Publication:Toronto
Date of Publication:2002
Vol:n/a
Page:44
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Janet Lunn, Maud's House of Dreams. The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery (Toronto, 2002), p. 44, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=6299, accessed: 29 March 2024
Additional Comments:
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