| Evidence: | 'It was here, at No. 31, that I discovered Bewick, one afternoon while Aunt Etty was having her rest. I remember lying on the sofa between the dining-room windows with the peacock blue serge curtains, and wishing passionately that I could have been Mrs Bewick.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899, 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: 31 Kensington Square |
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| Reader: | Gwen Raverat |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1887 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | don's daughter |
| Religion: | unknown |
| 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: | Thomas Bewick |
| Title: | n/a |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary, Arts / architecture, Natural history, book of engravings |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ read at Aunt's house |
| Record ID: | 6111 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Gwen Raverat | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Period Piece | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1952 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 129 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Gwen Raverat, Period Piece (London, 1952), p. 129, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6111, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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