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Record Number: 12212


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

J.H. Ewing's diary entry, July 23: 'Johnson's Meditations'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

23 Jul 1869

Country:

Canada

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Fredericton

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Juliana Horatia Ewing

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Aug 1841

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer of children's fiction

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Canada

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Johnson

Title:

Prayers and Meditations [?]

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12212

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

J. H. Ewing

Title:

Diary 1869

Location:

Sheffield Archives

Call No:

Hunter Archaological Society (H.A.S.) 41

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

J. H. Ewing, Diary 1869, Sheffield Archives, Hunter Archaological Society (H.A.S.) 41, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12212, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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