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Record Number: 34056


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Sept. Trans. from Norwegian by Eliz. Carmichael. A very strange book. I don't care for it at all.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between Sep 1891 and Sep 1891

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Hartest
county: Suffolk
specific address: Stowehill

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:

Sarah Good

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Servant

Occupation:

Governess

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:

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Title:

In God's Way

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Translation from the Norwegian by Elizabeth Carmichael

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

34056

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Sarah Good

Title:

The Diary of Sarah Good

Location:

Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds

Call No:

HD1707/1

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

A list of books read by Sarah Good between 1891 and 1894 (inclusive), written in the front of her diary. The list includes title, author, and in many cases, dates and remarks.

Citation:

Sarah Good, The Diary of Sarah Good, Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds, HD1707/1, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=34056, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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