| Evidence: | 'Suddenly, he gave a sort of cry, and read out the opening sentences from the "Times" announcing a battle in the valley of the Alma...both he and my mother seemed deeply excited. He broke off his reading when the fact of the decisive victory was assured, and he and my mother sank simultaneously on their knees...' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1854 and 31 Dec 1854 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London, Islington location in dwelling: Breakfast table, at home in Islington |
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| Reader: | Philip Gosse |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1810 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | zoological writer |
| Religion: | Plymouth Brethren |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
family: wife and son, Edmund Gosse |
| Additional comments: | father of Edmund Gosse |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | The Times |
| Genre: | Politics, Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 9994 | |
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| Author: | Edmund Gosse | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Father and Son | |
| Place of Publication: | Keele: Ryburn Publishing | |
| Date of Publication: | 1994 (1907) | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 47 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Edmund Gosse, Father and Son (Keele: Ryburn Publishing, 1994 (1907)), p. 47, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9994, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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