Record Number: 13420
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, describing travel from Pisa toward Spezzia in letter of 5 June 1861 to 'My Dear _____', headed 'Bugiasta or Pagiastra, or something of the kind; but we can't quite make out where we are, only it is half-way between Spezzia and Sestri, and on the road to Genoa.': 'We started after six [am], M and myself on the outside seat [?of coach]. What with pleasant conversation, the reading of "Rienzi" and the newspaper, and occasional little naps, I managed to spend an agreeable day.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 May 1861 and 5 Jun 1861
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:other location: On board vehicle travelling between Pisa and Spezzia
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: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:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Rienzi
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13420
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:n/a
Title:Impressions of Rome, Florence, and Turin, By the Author of 'Amy Herbert'
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1862
Vol:n/a
Page:298
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Impressions of Rome, Florence, and Turin, By the Author of 'Amy Herbert', (London, 1862), p. 298, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13420, accessed: 03 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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