Record Number: 1057
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'like the great man [Carlyle] himself, [Mary Smith] studied Fichte, Schiller and Goethe'.
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Scotby
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1822
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:governess, later schoolmistress
Religion:Nonconformist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Fiction, Poetry, Philosophy, Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:1057
Source:Jonathan Rose
Editor:n/a
Title:The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
Place of Publication:New Haven
Date of Publication:2001
Vol:n/a
Page:46
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes, (New Haven, 2001), p. 46, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=1057, accessed: 11 December 2024
Additional Comments:
See Mary Smith, 'The Autobiography of Mary Smith, Schoolmistress and Nonconformist' (London, 1892).