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Record 25362

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. 'From Gilly's Waldensian Researches'. Transcription of several lines beginning '"A very little experience and observation will soon teach the travellor to conjecture, from the appearance of vegetation, the probable height of the mountains which he has ascended..."'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: unknown
Country: England
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: anon
Age Unknown
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Unknown/NA
Occupation: unknown
Religion: unknown
Country of origin: unknown
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: William Stephen Gilly
Title: Waldensian Researches, during a Second Visit to the Vaudois of Piemont...
Genre: Other religious, Geography / Travel
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 25362  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: n/a
  Title: Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823
  Location: Private Collection
  Call no: CP1
  Page/folio: n/a

Citation: anon, Lady's Commonplace book, Garrow 1823 Private Collection, p. CP1, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25362, accessed: 25 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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