Record Number: 14544

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I am reading Clarendon's Hist. Rebell. at present with which I am more pleased than I expected, which is saying a good deal'.

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 May 1871 and 30 Sep 1871

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

specific address: Swanston Cottage, 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:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

13 Nov 1850

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

student

Religion:

Church of Scotland

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland

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

letter to Maud Babington

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Edward Hyde (1st Earl of Clarendon)

Title:

The True Historical Narrative of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England

Genre:

History, Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

first published 1702-4

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

14544

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:

214

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. 214, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=14544, accessed: 10 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None