Record Number: 16064
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At four and a half my great delight was poring over fairy phenomenons and the actions of necromancers -- & the seven champions of Christendom in "Popular tales" has beguiled many a weary hour.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 6 Mar 1806 and 30 Jun 1818
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:6 Mar 1806
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:child
Religion:Evangelical
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Famous Historie of the Seven Champions of Christendom
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1579
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:16064
Source:n/a
Editor:Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson
Title:The Brownings' Correspondence
Place of Publication:Winfield
Date of Publication:1984
Vol:1
Page:349
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Kelley and Ronald Hudson (ed.), The Brownings' Correspondence, (Winfield, 1984), 1, p. 349, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16064, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Evidence from Elizabeth Barrett's 'Glimpses into My Own Life and Literary Character' (composed 1820). Source editors note that "The Seven Champions of Christendom" did not appear in Maria Edgeworth's Popular Tales (p.349 n.6).