Record Number: 14043
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mrs Hugh Fraser, describing life at the select girls' boarding school she attended, run by Elizabeth Missing Sewell and her sisters at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight: 'the only unpleasant incident of my whole stay in Bonchurch was connected with the evening readings. The book in question was "Cranford," and we were all electrified when Aunt Elizabeth [the pupils' name for Sewell] came to a full stop in the beginning of the part where the nephew plays a practical joke -- something connected with a baby -- on the old ladies. "I will leave this out," said Miss Sewell, looking quite stern. The she turned the page and took up the story further on. [goes on to relate how a new girl who was caught looking for the offending passage in the book was subsequently expelled]'
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Bonchurch
county: Isle of Wight
other location: School
(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:Teacher/writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
School pupils including future Mrs Hugh Fraser (from USA).
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cranford
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:14043
Source:Mrs Hugh Fraser
Editor:n/a
Title:A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1910
Vol:1
Page:226
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Mrs Hugh Fraser, A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands, (London, 1910), 1, p. 226, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14043, accessed: 01 May 2024
Additional Comments:
None
