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Record 25391

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
From the 1806-1840 Commonplace book of an unknown reader. Under title 'Lord Snowdon': '"...and so he went on expatiating upon his honour and his feelings, his conviction and his independence, seeing before him more plainly and distinctly than the mighty murderer saw the 'air-drawn dagger'..." From Theodore Hook's "Love and Pride"'
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: Theodore Hook
Title: Love and Pride
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: 1833
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 25391  
  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=25391, accessed: 29 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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