Record Number: 34075

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'May,June' [ditto marks under the words '-July with Winnie and Edith'].

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 May 1893 and 31 Jul 1893

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Hartest
county: Suffolk
specific address: Stowe Hill

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:

Sarah Good

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Servant

Occupation:

Governess

Religion:

Unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Charles Dickens

Title:

The Old Curiosity Shop

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

34075

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=34075, accessed: 22 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None