Evidence: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell, describing travel from Pisa toward Spezzia in letter of 5 June 1861 to 'My Dear _____', headed 'Bugiasta or Pagiastra, or something of the kind; but we can't quite make out where we are, only it is half-way between Spezzia and Sestri, and on the road to Genoa.':
'We started after six [am], M and myself on the outside seat [?of coach]. What with pleasant conversation, the reading of "Rienzi" and the newspaper, and occasional little naps, I managed to spend an agreeable day.' |
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Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 May 1861 and 5 Jun 1861 | ||||||||||
Country: | Italy | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | other location: On board vehicle travelling between Pisa and Spezzia | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 19 Feb 1815 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | Church of England |
Country of origin: | Great Britain |
Country of experience: | Italy |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | newspaper |
Genre: | Politics, Miscellany / Anthology, Reference / General works |
Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 13421 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell | |
Editor: | n/a | |
Title: | Impressions of Rome, Florence, and Turin, By the Author of 'Amy Herbert' | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1862 | |
Vol: | n/a | |
Page: | 298 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Impressions of Rome, Florence, and Turin, By the Author of 'Amy Herbert' (London, 1862), p. 298, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13421, accessed: 23 April 2024 |
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