Record Number: 20851
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'"A little book we had in the house" led him, "Almost as early as I can remember", to develop an interest in astronomy; and Lempriere's "Classical Dctionary" "Fell into my hands when I was eight" (as he said in his old age) and "attached my affections to paganism".'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 26 Mar 1859 and 25 Mar 1867
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Fockbury
county: Worcestershire
(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:26 Mar 1859
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:solicitor's son, later poet
Religion:later atheist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[book on astronomy]
Genre:Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
owned by his family
Source Information:
Record ID:20851
Source:Norman Page
Editor:n/a
Title:A.E. Housman. A Critical Biography
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:n/a
Page:19
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Norman Page, A.E. Housman. A Critical Biography, (Basingstoke, 1996), p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20851, accessed: 19 April 2025
Additional Comments:
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