Record Number: 26299
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'"The Dialogues of Plato" became one of Wilde's golden books. He marked and annotated most of the dialogues, and many of Jowett's [editor's] introductions.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1876 and 31 Dec 1879
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Oxford
specific address: Magdalen College
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:16 Oct 1854
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Dialogues
Genre:Classics, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailstrans and ed. Benjamin Jowett
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:26299
Source:Thomas Wright
Editor:n/a
Title:Oscar's Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:85
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books, (London, 2000), p. 85, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26299, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
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