Record Number: 16964
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
Timen/a
Place:city: Florence
specific address: 'Villa Il Palmerino', Maiano, near Fiesole
(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: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
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:My Life and Work
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: William Heinemann, 1928
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:16964
Source: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:
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Citation:
Henry Ford, My Life and Work, (London, 1928), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16964, accessed: 06 February 2025
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