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Record 507

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Mrs Winn told us our fortunes out of the Almanick, some things to me very strange...
Century: 1700-1799
Date: 30 Sep 1728
Country: England
Time: daytime: in the afternoon?
Place: city: Wandsworth, nr London
location in dwelling: home of Saviles
   
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:(Mrs) Winn
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation: n/a
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Gertrude Savile
Additional comments: 'Mrs Winn' [also known as 'Mrs Wynne']

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: 'Almanack' OR 'Almanick'
Genre: Ephemera
Form of Text: Print: Book, almanack
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 507  
Source - Print  
  Author: Gertrude Savile
  Editor: Alan Saville
  Title: Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757
  Place of Publication: Nottingham
  Date of Publication: 1997
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 139
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Gertrude Savile, Alan Saville (ed.), Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757 (Nottingham, 1997), p. 139, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=507, accessed: 25 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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