Record Number: 16883

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have received my desk today [shipped from England] & have been reading my letters to mine own Shelley during his absences at Marlow. What a scene to recur to! My William, Clara, Allegra are all talked of - They lived then - They breathed this air & their voices struck on my sense; their feet trod the earth beside me - & their hands were warm with blood and life when clasped in mine'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

7 Oct 1822

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Genoa

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:

Mary Shelley

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

30 Aug 1797

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

wavering

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Mary Shelley

Title:

[letters to PB Shelley]

Genre:

Letters

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Letter

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16883

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Paula R. Feldman

Title:

The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1987

Vol:

II

Page:

435

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Paula R. Feldman (ed.), The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844, (Oxford, 1987), II, p. 435, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16883, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Additional editor Diana Scott-Kilvert