Record Number: 12785
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From Elizabeth Missing Sewell's Journal, 15 July 1870, from Eisenach: 'War [apparently the Franco-Prussian war] is actually declared. We heard the news this morning as we were at breakfast in the [italics]Salle[end italics]. Some one (I think it was the master of the hotel) came up and laid before me a printed slip of paper. I had just been talking about railway trains, and thought this had something to do with them. When I read it you can understand the surprise.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:15 Jul 1870
Country:Germany
Timen/a
Place:city: Eisenach
other location: Hotel
(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:Female
Date of Birth:19 Feb 1815
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:Great Britain
Country of Experience:Germany
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:slip of paper printed with news of declaration of war [?between France and Prussia]
Genre:Politics
Form of Text:Print: loose slip of paper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:12785
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:Eleanor L. Sewell
Title:The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
Vol:n/a
Page:185
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth M. Sewell, (London, 1908), p. 185, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12785, accessed: 08 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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