Record Number: 13107
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
A friend of mine, a Welsh blacksmith, was twenty-five years old and could neither read nor write, when he heard a chapter of 'Robinson' read aloud in a farm kitchen. Up to that moment he had sat content, huddled in his ignorance, but he left that farm another man. There were day-dreams, it appeared, divine day-dreams, written and printed and bound, and to be bought for money and enjoyed at pleasure. Down he sat that day, painfully learning to read Welsh, and returned to borrow the book. It had been lost, nor could he find another copy but one that was in English. Down he sat once more, learned English, and at length, and with entire delight, read 'Robinson'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1850 and 31 Oct 1882
Country:Wales
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:Blacksmith
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Wales
Country of Experience:Wales
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Robinson Crusoe
Genre:Fiction, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13107
Source:Robert Louis Stevenson
Editor:n/a
Title:'A Gossip on Romance' in Longman's Magazine
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:November 1882
Vol:1:1
Page:273-4
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Robert Louis Stevenson, 'A Gossip on Romance' in Longman's Magazine, (November 1882), 1:1, p. 273-4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13107, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Stevenson's 'A Gossip on Romance' was first published in Longman's Magazine, 1:1 (November 1882), 69-79.
