Record Number: 11522
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My mother used to read the novels of Miss Braddon and Mrs Henry Wood, and those in a series called "The Family Story Teller", that she got from the public library. My father got her "East Lynne" through a pub Literary Society, she read it over and over again. I read it when I was about nine. Heavens, the tears I gulped back over the death of Little Willie!'
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: St Helens
county: Lancashire
(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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (non-agricultural)
Occupation:wife of ironmoulder
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
mother of Joseph Stamper
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[novels]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (public library)
Source Information:
Record ID:11522
Source:Joseph Stamper
Editor:n/a
Title:So long ago
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1960
Vol:n/a
Page:42
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Joseph Stamper, So long ago, (London, 1960), p. 42, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11522, accessed: 07 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None