| Evidence: | 'Some of the boys' prizes fell into my keeping, handed to me in disgust. One of these, "The Safe Compass", afforded me many a joyful hour. It took the gloomiest views as to the fate of the disobedient. But if you left out everything that was in italics, and altered the endings of the plots, the stories were good.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1866 and 1871 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: 1 Canonbury Park North |
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| Reader: | Mary Vivian (Molly) Hughes |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 2 Oct 1866 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | The Safe Compass |
| Genre: | Other religious, Children's Lit |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Prize book presented to reader's brother |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 553 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | M. V. Hughes | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | A London Family 1870-1900 | |
| Place of Publication: | London, New York, Toronto | |
| Date of Publication: | 1946 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 52 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | M. V. Hughes, A London Family 1870-1900 (London, New York, Toronto, 1946), p. 52, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=553, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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