| Evidence: | 'I have been reading the life of Mr Symonds, and it makes me almost laugh (though little laughing is in my heart) to think of the strange difference between this prosaic little narrative, all about the facts of a life so simple as mine, and his elaborate self-discussions'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 22 Jan 1895 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Margaret Oliphant |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 4 Apr 1828 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Novelist and Critic |
| Religion: | Free Church |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Addington Symonds |
| Title: | Life of Symonds |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 3720 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Margaret Oliphant | |
| Editor: | Elisabeth Jay | |
| Title: | The Autobiography of Margaret Oliphant | |
| Place of Publication: | Ontario | |
| Date of Publication: | 2002 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 144 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Margaret Oliphant, Elisabeth Jay (ed.), The Autobiography of Margaret Oliphant (Ontario, 2002), p. 144, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3720, accessed: 07 June 2023 | |
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