Record Number: 8411

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'In the early spring of 1913 Sappho [i.e. Mrs Catherine Dawson Scott, nicknamed after a poem she had authored] wrote in her diary: '"When Charlotte [Mew] came [to Mrs Dawson Scott's house] I persuaded her to read to us "The Farmer's Bride", and May [Sinclair] was so won over that she deserted me and they went away together."'

Century:

1900-1945

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1913 and 30 Apr 1913

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

specific address: 6 King Street, Southall

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:

Charlotte Mew

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1869

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

unknown

Country of Experience:

England

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

Mrs Catherine Dawson Scott May Sinclair

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Charlotte Mew

Title:

"The Farmer's Bride"

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

8411

Source:

Print

Author:

Penelope Fitzgerald

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Charlotte Mew and Her Friends

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1984

Vol:

n/a

Page:

120

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Penelope Fitzgerald, Charlotte Mew and Her Friends, (London, 1984), p. 120, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8411, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None