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Record 9759

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
From Harriet Martineau's account of Queen Victoria's coronation: 'On reaching the gallery, I found that a back seat was so far better than a middle one that I should have a pillar to lean against [...] Two lady-like girls, prettily dressed, sat beside me, and were glad of the use of my copy of the service and programme.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 28 Jun 1838
Country: England
Time: daytime
Place: city: London
specific address: Westminster Abbey
   
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:

Reading Group:Harriet Martineau and two other females
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth n/a
Socio-economic group: Unknown/NA
Occupation: various
Religion: unknown
Country of origin: unknown
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: [Order of coronation service]
Genre: Other religious, Politics, Reference / General works
Form of Text: Print: Pamphlet
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 9759  
Source - Print  
  Author: Harriet Martineau
  Editor: n/a
  Title: Harriet Martineau's Autobiography
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1877
  Vol: 2
  Page: 122
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography (London, 1877), 2, p. 122, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9759, accessed: 02 May 2024

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