Record Number: 2522

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am much mistaken if the appearance of the article 'The Battle of Dorking' does not mark an epoch in the history of the Magazine. Nothing so good has appeared for years. In your place, I should print it as a pamphlet, and circulate it everywhere.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Until: 3 May 1871

Country:

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Time

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Place:

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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:

G.C. Swayne

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

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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:

Essays / Criticism, History

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In Blackwood's Magazine

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2522

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

G.C. Swayne

Title:

Letters

Location:

National Library of Scotland

Call No:

MS 4282

Page/Folio:

264-5

Additional Information:

Letter from G.C. Swayne to John Blackwood, 3 May 1871

Citation:

G.C. Swayne, Letters, National Library of Scotland, MS 4282, 264-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2522, accessed: 05 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None