Record Number: 9634

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Harriet Martineau on a stay with her brother and his wife at Torquay in spring 1823: 'It was my office to read aloud for many hours of each day [...] Before breakfast, and while he [the brother] enjoyed his classical reading on the sofa, I rambled about the neighbourhood of Torquay, -- sometimes sketching, sometimes reading'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1823 and 30 May 1823

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

city: Torquay
county: Devonshire

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:

Martineau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

Unitarian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

brother of Harriet Martineau

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Text Being Read:

Author:

unknown

Title:

[Classical texts]

Genre:

Classics, Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9634

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Martineau

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Harriet Martineau's Autobiography

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1877

Vol:

1

Page:

125

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, (London, 1877), 1, p. 125, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9634, accessed: 13 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None