Record Number: 12568

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell, on visits to her uncle Edwards (a barrister)'s library in his home at Binstead: 'My first sight of German letters, and my first wish to know the language, was gained from being allowed to look at a beautiful copy of Burger's [italics]Lenore[end italics], illustrated by striking line engravings, and having the German on one page and the English translation on the other.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1819 and 31 Dec 1833

Country:

Great Britain

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Binstead
location in dwelling: Library

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:

Elizabeth Sewell

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

19 Feb 1815

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

child

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

Great Britain

Country of Experience:

Great Britain

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Burger

Title:

Lenore

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In illustrated bilingual edition.

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12568

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

23

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiography of Elizabeth Missing Sewell, (London, 1908), p. 23, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12568, accessed: 19 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None