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Record Number: 8509


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the 4th ed. [of [italics]A Tour through Italy[end italics], [italics]A Classical Tour through Italy, An. MDCCCII[end italics], 4 vols. (London, 1817) [...] [John Chetwode Eustace] relates the legends of the Unterberg (1.76-77), some of which F[elicia]H[emans] copied into her commonplace book, 20-22 (Houghton Library MS Eng 767).'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1817 and 31 May 1819

Country:

unknown

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:

Felicia Hemans

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

25 Sep 1793

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

unknown

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Chetwode Eustace

Title:

A Classical Tour of Italy, An. MDCCCII (vol.1)

Genre:

Classics, History, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

4 vols. London, 1817

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

8509

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Susan J. Wolfson

Title:

Felicia Hemans: Selected Poems, Letters, Reception Materials

Place of Publication:

Princeton

Date of Publication:

2000

Vol:

n/a

Page:

162 n.4.

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Susan J. Wolfson (ed.), Felicia Hemans: Selected Poems, Letters, Reception Materials (Princeton, 2000), p. 162 n.4., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8509, accessed: 28 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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