Record Number: 9622
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet Martineau on her passion, aged eighteen, for translation: 'Our cousin J. M. L., then studying for his profession in Norwich, used to read Italian with Rachel [her sister] and me [...] before breakfast. We made some considerable progress, through the usual course of prose authors and poets; and out of this grew a fit which Rachel and I at one time took, in concert with our companions and neighbours, the C.'s, to translate Petrarch [sonnets] [...] I believe we really succeeded pretty well'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1820 and 31 Dec 1821
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Norwich
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reading Group:Harriet and Rachel Martineau, and J. M. L. (cousin)
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Unknown
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:children
Religion:Unitarian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Italian prose texts]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9622
Source:Harriet Martineau
Editor:n/a
Title:Harriet Martineau's Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1877
Vol:1
Page:102
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London, 1877), 1, p. 102, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9622, accessed: 07 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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