Record Number: 27786

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[between Journal entries for 2 January and 28 February 1887] 'Until [Lady Charlotte Schreiber's] eyes were uncovered [following operation on 9 January] Maria [daughter] had acted as her secretary and had read Shakespeare to her.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 9 Jan 1887 and 20 Feb 1887

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

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:

Maria [nee Guest]

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

Lady Charlotte Schreiber (reader's mother).

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Drama, Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27786

Source:

Print

Author:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber

Editor:

Earl of Bessborough

Title:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from Her Journal 1853-1891

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1952

Vol:

n/a

Page:

195

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Lady Charlotte Schreiber. Extracts from Her Journal 1853-1891, (London, 1952), p. 195, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27786, accessed: 26 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None