Record Number: 4664
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
' ... [13-to-14-year-old Constance Maynard's] most intimate contact with reading .. took place ... in a secluded corner of the garden, where she haphazardly consumed Milton's sonnets, Cowper, Irving's "Orations", and Tennyson ...'
Century:1850-1899, 1900-1945
Date:Between 19 Feb 1862 and 18 Feb 1864
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:Hawkhurst
Kent
(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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:19 Feb 1849
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
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: Title:Sonnets
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4664
Source:Kate Flint
Editor:n/a
Title:The Woman Reader 1837-1914
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1993
Vol:n/a
Page:201
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Kate Flint, The Woman Reader 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 201, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4664, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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