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Record 22623

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Copious MS notes, including a chronology explaining the ages of the characters: "Samuel born 1833, 29 in 1862/ Constance born 1846, 16 in 1862/ Sophia born 1847, 15 in 1862 [etc.]". Dates of reading: "Read aloud Wallington Oct 13 1915"; "Finished Dec. 13 1922".
Century: 1900-1945
Date: Between 1915 and 1922
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Cambo
county: Northumberland
specific address: Wallington Hall
   
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:George Otto Trevelyan
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 20 Jul 1939
Socio-economic group: Gentry
Occupation: Historian and statesman
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Arnold Bennett
Title: The old wives' tale
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912?]
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 22623  
Source - Manuscript Other
  Author: MS notes in book cited below.,

Citation: MS notes in book cited below., http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=22623, accessed: 25 April 2024

Additional comments:

I have not transcribed all the MS notes in this book.

 

 

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