Record Number: 23618
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'the youngsters spent a great deal of their time in the parlor & in the evening their mamma read them a number of stories out of some Sunday books. then Sissy, Dotty & Walter read a little. Surprised my by the improvement each had made [since I?] last heard them'
Century:1850-1899
Date:16 Jul 1871
Country:Australia
Timeevening
Place:city: Melbourne
location in dwelling: at home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:28 Nov 1862
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:daughter of Prison Governor
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Australia
Country of Experience:Australia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
sister, brother, father John Buckley Castieau, mother Polly Castieau
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Fiction, Children's Lit
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:23618
Source:Manuscript
Author:John Buckley Castieau
Title:Diaries
Location:National Library of Australia
Call No:NLA MS 2218
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
n/a
Citation:
John Buckley Castieau, Diaries, National Library of Australia, NLA MS 2218, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23618, accessed: 07 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None