Record Number: 11226

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I must include. under the general title of these [fairy legends], the stories in "Evenings at Home" of the Transmigrations of Indur, the Discontented Squirrel, the Travelled Aunt, the Cat and her Children, and Little Fido.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1825 and 31 Dec 1840

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Ruskin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1819

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer on art

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Aikin

Title:

Evenings at Home

Genre:

Children's Lit, Conduct books, Science

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11226

Source:

Print

Author:

John Ruskin

Editor:

n/a

Title:

'Fors Infantiae' in The Works of John Ruskin on CD-Rom

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1996

Vol:

33

Page:

335-336

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

John Ruskin, 'Fors Infantiae' in The Works of John Ruskin on CD-Rom, (Cambridge, 1996), 33, p. 335-336, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11226, accessed: 03 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Co author Anna Letitia Barbauld (nee Aikin)