Record Number: 12563
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell on studies at Miss Crooke's boarding school, Newport, Isle of Wight: 'When my regular lessons for the day were over, I used to sit until bed-time with my back to a long table, on which two candles were placed, and learn by heart columns of French idioms'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1819 and 31 Dec 1828
Country:Great Britain
Timeevening
Place:city: Newport
county: Isle of Wight
specific address: Miss Crooke's boarding school
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(Listener):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:19 Feb 1815
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:Great Britain
Country of Experience:Great Britain
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:French idioms
Genre:Reference / General works, Languages
Form of Text:Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:12563
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:Eleanor L. Sewell
Title:The Autobiography of Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
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Page:18
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth Missing Sewell, (London, 1908), p. 18, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12563, accessed: 09 November 2024
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