Record Number: 25851
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Curious account in the "Witness" of a rock, 8 tons in weight, being carried three hundred yards over sand by ice.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:19 Feb 1844
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:8 Feb 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:art critic and social critic
Religion:Church of England (evangelical)
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:Witness
Genre:Natural history
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25851
Source:John Ruskin
Editor:Joan Evans
Title:The diaries of John Ruskin
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1956
Vol:1
Page:265
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin, (Oxford, 1956), 1, p. 265, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25851, accessed: 09 November 2024
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