Record Number: 11379
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'We had met Dickens before, but only "The Old Curiosity Shop" and "The Chimes", both of which, in their mean little school editions, were enough to sour a boy against the novels for the rest of his life.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Jan 1921 and 31 Dec 1926
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Millom
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:8 Jan 1914
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:son of tailor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Chimes
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details[abridged] school edition
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11379
Source:Norman Nicholson
Editor:n/a
Title:Wednesday Early Closing
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1975
Vol:n/a
Page:143
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Norman Nicholson, Wednesday Early Closing, (London, 1975), p. 143, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11379, accessed: 10 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None