Record Number: 13544

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Oh my vessel's on the say says the shan van voght And I do not know what to say says the shan van voght.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1864 and 31 Dec 1864

Country:

Scotland/England

Time

n/a

Place:

specific address: Colinton, Edinburgh

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:

Robert Louis Stevenson

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

13 Nov 1850

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

child

Religion:

Church of Scotland

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland/England

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

Letter to Henrietta Traquair

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Traditional Ballad

Title:

Shan Van Voght

Genre:

Irish revolutionary song

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

1798

Provenance

n/a

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Source Information:

Record ID:

13544

Source:

Print

Author:

Robert Louis Stevenson

Editor:

Bradford Booth

Title:

The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson

Place of Publication:

New Haven and London

Date of Publication:

1994

Vol:

1

Page:

103

Additional Comments:

Additional Editor: Ernest Mehew

Citation:

Robert Louis Stevenson, Bradford Booth (ed.), The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, (New Haven and London, 1994), 1, p. 103, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13544, accessed: 26 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None