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Record 12210

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
J. H. Ewing's diary entry: 'Boy read me Kingslake's account of the conflict [...] of the 2nd of Dec. Horribly interesting.'
Century: 1850-1899
Date: 3 Sep 1869
Country: Canada
Time: n/a
Place: city: Fredericton
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Alexander (Rex) Ewing
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1830
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: military
Religion: Church of England
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: Canada
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Juliana Horatia Ewing (wife)
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Kingslake
Title: [unknown]
Genre: Politics
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 12210  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: J. H. Ewing
  Title: Diary 1869
  Location: Sheffield Archives
  Call no: Hunter Archaological Society (H.A.S.) 41
  Page/folio: n/a

Citation: J. H. Ewing, Diary 1869 Sheffield Archives, p. Hunter Archaological Society (H.A.S.) 41, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=12210, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

J. H. Ewing refers to Alexander Ewing in the diaries variously as 'Boy' 'Rex' or 'Rexie'.

 

 

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