Record Number: 2520

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The manager here Mr. Simpson hearing what I said of it [George Chesney's "The Battle of Dorking"] took a proof home at night and while he was still wrapt up in it was startled by his mother a most acute old lady (who had picked up the sheets as he let them fall) exclaiming "Surely George the Germans never were in England"'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 17 Apr 1871 and 26 Apr 1871

Country:

n/a

Time

n/anight

Place:

n/a

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

[?George] Simpson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Manager at Blackwood's

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

George T Chesney

Title:

Battle of Dorking

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Sheet, Proofs of aricle

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2520

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

George T. Chesney

Title:

Letters

Location:

National Library of Scotland

Call No:

MS 4273/ 30/ 363

Page/Folio:

436-7

Additional Information:

Letter from John Blackwood to George T. Chesney, 26 Apr 1871

Citation:

George T. Chesney, Letters, National Library of Scotland, MS 4273/ 30/ 363, 436-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2520, accessed: 05 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None