Record Number: 16964

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Much marginalia in pencil in English throughout the volume. 'Finished reading Giovedi Santi 1929' written on the half-title page. Received from Evelyn Wimbush, Christmas 1928.

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 25 Dec 1928 and 29 Mar 1929

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Florence
specific address: 'Villa Il Palmerino', Maiano, near Fiesole

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Vernon Lee

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

14 Oct 1856

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

agnostic

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry Ford

Title:

My Life and Work

Genre:

Autobiog / Diary

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London: William Heinemann, 1928

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16964

Source:

Print

Author:

Henry Ford

Editor:

n/a

Title:

My Life and Work

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1928

Vol:

n/a

Page:

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Henry Ford, My Life and Work, (London, 1928), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16964, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

'Vernon Lee' is the pseudonym of Violet Paget (1856-1935). This volume is housed in the Special Collections of the Harold Acton Library, the British Institute of Florence