| Evidence: | 'The books [Uncle George] read to us were all in the romantic vein: Shakespeare's "Histories", Chaucer, Percy's "Reliques", Scott's novels'. |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Cambridge | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | George Darwin |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1845 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | don |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
children, including Gwen (later Raverat) |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | (ed.) Thomas Percy |
| Title: | Reliques of Ancient English Poetry |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6351 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Gwen Raverat | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Period Piece | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1952 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 185 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Gwen Raverat, Period Piece (London, 1952), p. 185, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6351, accessed: 31 May 2023 | |
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