Record Number: 10014

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

"Now it was translating Tacitus, in order to try what was the utmost compression of style that I could attain.".."I went into such an enthusiasm over the original, and especially over the celebrated concluding passage, that I thought I would translate it, and correct it by Dr Aitkins, which I could procure from our public library".

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 12 Jun 1820 and 31 Dec 1820

Country:

England

Time

daytime

Place:

city: Norwich
county: Norfolk
specific address: her parents house

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Harriet Martineau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

12 Jun 1802

Socio-Economic Group:

n/a

Occupation:

none

Religion:

Unitarian Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Tacitus

Title:

Agricola

Genre:

Classics, Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10014

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Harriet Martineau's Autobiography

Place of Publication:

London,15 Waterloo Place. Smith, Elder, & Co.

Date of Publication:

1877

Vol:

1

Page:

101

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London,15 Waterloo Place. Smith, Elder, & Co., 1877), 1, p. 101, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10014, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Separate report exists on Dr Aitkins translation.