| Evidence: | Annette R. Federico notes anecdote in Kent Carr's 1901 biography of Marie Corelli, in which it is reported that New Zealand and Australian soliders in South Africa during the Boer War 'came across a stray copy of The Soul of Lilith on the veld and tore out each page after it was read to pass along to the next man in the troop.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899, 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1892 and 31 Dec 1901 | ||||||||||
| Country: | South Africa | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reading Group: | New Zealand and Australian soldiers |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | Soldiers |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | New Zealand; Australia |
| Country of experience: | South Africa |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Marie Corelli |
| Title: | The Soul of Lilith |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | First published 1892 |
| Provenance: | Found |
| Record ID: | 3241 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Annette R. Federico | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Idol of Suburbia: Marie Corelli and Late-Victorian Literary Culture | |
| Place of Publication: | n/a | |
| Date of Publication: | 2000 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | n/a | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Annette R. Federico, Idol of Suburbia: Marie Corelli and Late-Victorian Literary Culture (2000), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3241, accessed: 31 May 2023 | |
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