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Record Number: 11279


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

BL edition inscribed 'Victoria of Prussia' and initialled page after page with some dates presumeably showing when read to. Earliest date 5th August 1871 lesson 1, Lesson 19 21 Aug 1871 lesson 29 by 26 Sept 1871, Lesson 1 'The Body' prayer to prevent body from getting hurt also dated 6 May 1872, 14 Sept 1878 lesson VI 'Of the Wicked Angels' dated 3 Jan 1879

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1871 and 31 Dec 1879

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Victoria of Prussia

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

[unknown]

Title:

The Peep of Day; or a series of the earliest relig

Genre:

Other religious, Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1870

Provenance

owned


Source Information:

Record ID:

11279

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

Marginalia in 'The Peep of Day; or a series of the earliest religious instruction the infant mind is capable of receiving', British Library, throughout

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Marginalia in 'The Peep of Day; or a series of the earliest religious instruction the infant mind is capable of receiving', British Library, throughout, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11279, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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