Record Number: 13681
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'read Ovid with Hogg (fin. 2nd fable). Shelley reads Gibbon and pastor fido with Clary - in the evening read Esprit des Nations (72). S. reads Pastor Fido (102) and Gibbon (vol 12 - 364) and the story of Myrrha in Ovid'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:9 Apr 1815
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(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:30 Aug 1797
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
Later Mary Shelley
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Le Micromegas de M. de Voltaire, avec une histoire des croisades & un nouveau plan de l'histoire de l'esprit humain
Genre:History, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13681
Source:n/a
Editor:Paula R. Feldman
Title:The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1987
Vol:I
Page:74
Additional Comments:
Additional editor: Diana Scott-Kilvert
Citation:
Paula R. Feldman (ed.), The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844, (Oxford, 1987), I, p. 74, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13681, accessed: 07 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None