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Record Number: 7864


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Fanny Kemble, 3 December 1832: 'Arrived at Amboy [from New York], we disembarked [from steamboat] and bundled ourselves into our coach, ourselves, our namesake, and a pretty quiet lady [...] The roads were unspeakable [...] I attempted to read, but found it utterly impossible to do so.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

3 Dec 1832

Country:

USA

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: On board coach from Amboy to Delaware

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:

Fanny Kemble

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

27 Nov 1809

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Actress

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

USA

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

unknown

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)


Source Information:

Record ID:

7864

Source:

Print

Author:

Fanny Kemble

Editor:

Catherine Clinton

Title:

Fanny Kemble's Journals

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

n/a

Page:

54

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Fanny Kemble, Catherine Clinton (ed.), Fanny Kemble's Journals (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2000), p. 54, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7864, accessed: 19 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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