Record Number: 11511
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'there has been so much motion that it has been next to impossible for a person to work. I have read lately the "Newcomes" by Thackeray "Stuart of Dunleath" by Mrs Norton & "Coningsby" by Disraeli'
Century:1850-1899
Date:10 Nov 1857
Country:Brazil
Timen/a
Place:other location: on board HMS Pelorus, Rio de Janeiro
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:Male
Date of Birth:1831
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Lieutenant Royal Navy
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Brazil
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Coningsby; or, The new generation
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1844
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11511
Source:Manuscript
Author:Albert H.W. Battiscombe
Title:Journal of H.M.S Pelorus 21, August 1st 1857 to March 11th 1859
Location:Royal Naval Museum
Call No:1976/110(1)
Page/Folio:p.19
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
Albert H.W. Battiscombe, Journal of H.M.S Pelorus 21, August 1st 1857 to March 11th 1859, Royal Naval Museum, 1976/110(1), p.19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11511, accessed: 06 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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