Record Number: 13545
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Have you ever read Alroy by Disraeli?' [includes quotations from Alroy].
Century:1850-1899
Date:26 Nov 1866
Country:Scotland/England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: 17 Heriot Row, Edinburgh
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:13 Nov 1850
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
Religion:Church of Scotland
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland/England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Letter to Bob Stevenson - includes quotations from Alroy
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Alroy: a Romance
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1846, Bernard Tauchnitz, Leipzig
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:13545
Source:Robert Louis Stevenson
Editor:Bradford Booth
Title:The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson
Place of Publication:New Haven and London
Date of Publication:1994
Vol:1
Page:111
Additional Comments:
Ernest Mehew (co-editor)
Citation:
Robert Louis Stevenson, Bradford Booth (ed.), The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, (New Haven and London, 1994), 1, p. 111, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13545, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None