Record Number: 17148
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'She often talked to us of her studies as a girl; how she used not only to devour novels and read Sir Charles Grandison every winter, but how she also taught herself a little French, learned by heart long passsages from the great poets, sometimes read history, and especially delighted in Bayley's Dictionary, with its long meanings and rules for pronunciation'.
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
Date:Until: 1 Jan 1802
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Newport
county: Isle of Wight
(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:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
Mother of E.M. Sewell
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[great poets' works]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17148
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:Eleanor L. Sewell
Title:The Autobiogrphy of Elizabeth M. Sewell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1907
Vol:n/a
Page:4
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiogrphy of Elizabeth M. Sewell, (London, 1907), p. 4, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17148, accessed: 09 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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