| Evidence: | 'My father sat passive, taking no notice, with his paper, not perceiving much I believe, and poor Willie, tucked in the study that had been made for him, copying for me, reading old books, smoking'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 1852 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Francis Wilson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Religion: | Free Church |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Willie Wilson |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Ephemera |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 3722 | |
| 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: | 73-4 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Margaret Oliphant, Elisabeth Jay (ed.), The Autobiography of Margaret Oliphant (Ontario, 2002), p. 73-4, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3722, accessed: 29 April 2024 | |
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