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Record Number: 22665


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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Various marginal marks and MS dates of reading including: "Welcombe. Read to C[Lady Caroline Trevelyan] and Anna [his sister-in-law]. Feb 14 1910"; "Feb 21 1924".

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1910 and 1924

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire
Welcombe

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

George Otto Trevelyan

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

20 Jul 1838

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Historian and statesman

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Wife and sister-in-law


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Henry James

Title:

The Aspern Papers - Louisa Pallant - The modern warning

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

New ed. London: Macmillan, 1890

Provenance

owned


Source Information:


Additional Comments:

I have not transcribed all the MS notes in this book.

   
   
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