| Evidence: | 'my mother arrived in England with a great respect for culture, and eager to learn all she could. We find her struggling to read Browning and Tennyson and Shelley; battering her way with pride and tenacity through "La Petite Fadette"... But with all her respect for education...learning was never her strong point'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 1883 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Cambridge specific address: Springfield, southern end of the Backs |
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| Reader: | Maud du Puy |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1861 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | unknown |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | America |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Browning |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6085 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Gwen Raverat | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Period Piece | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1952 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 17 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Gwen Raverat, Period Piece (London, 1952), p. 17, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6085, accessed: 09 December 2023 | |
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