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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 31360


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'For the first time we seem to hear the echo of the voice, and to see the picture of the unknown friend who has charmed us so long... So we gladly welcome one more glimpse of an old friend come back with a last greeting'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Author

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Jane Austen

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

31360

Source:

Print

Author:

Anne Thackeray Ritchie

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Cornhill Magazine

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1871

Vol:

n/a

Page:

158

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Thackeray Ritchie, Cornhill Magazine, (London, 1871), p. 158, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31360, accessed: 19 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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