Record Number: 12555
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell on being read to as a child by her mother, Jane Sewell (nee Edwards; married 1802): 'I can recall now the pleasure with which (taking turns with my sisters) I used to jump up into her lap and listen whilst she read to us [italics]Anson's Voyages[end italics], or [italics]Lemprier's Tour to Morocco[end italics], or the [italics]History of Montezuma[end italics]. When she had finished, we all, kneeling round her, said our prayers and went to bed happy.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1815 and 31 Dec 1825
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Newport
county: Isle of Wight
specific address: High Street
location in dwelling: Nursery
(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:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:mother
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Reader's daughters, including Elizabeth Sewell.
Additional Comments:
nee Edwards
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Tour to Morocco
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12555
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:Eleanor L. Sewell
Title:The Autobiography of Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
Vol:n/a
Page:9
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth Missing Sewell, (London, 1908), p. 9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12555, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Reader's husband a land agent.
