| Evidence: | 'I read a little now, and am almost afraid I am learning to do without reading. Napoleon's battles in Alison's history are so dreadfully dry, after one has been writing and working all day.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1846 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bonchurch county: Isle of Wight |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1815 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | writer and teacher |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Archibald Alison |
| Title: | History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 17231 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell | |
| Editor: | Eleanor L. Sewell | |
| Title: | The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1907 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 136 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell (London, 1907), p. 136, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17231, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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