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Record Number: 12865


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Sat alone all the evening and read two Shakespeare's plays, "Measure for Measure" and "Henry the 6th".'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

18 Dec 1811

Country:

Spain

Time

evening

Place:

city: Mahon (harbour)
other location: on board ship

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:

Thomas Fremantle

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

ship's captain

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Spain

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Title:

Measure for Measure

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

12865

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Anne Fremantle

Title:

The Wynne Diaries

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1940

Vol:

III

Page:

330

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Fremantle (ed.), The Wynne Diaries, (London, 1940), III, p. 330, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12865, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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