Record Number: 17155
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'when we went to bed she [Sewell's mother] would go upstairs with us and read to us whilst we were being undressed, because she did not like us to run the risk of being frightened by ghost stories told by the nursery-maids, as she had been once frightened herself. I can recall now the pleasure with which (taking my turn with my sisters) I used to jump up into her lap and listen whilst she read to us "Anson's Voyages", or "Lemrier's Tour to Morocco", or the "History of Montezuma". When she had finished, we all, kneeling around her, said our prayers and went to bed happy.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1815 and 31 Dec 1825
Country:England
Timen/anight
Place:city: Newport
county: Isle of Wight
location in dwelling: nursery
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
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
Elizabeth Sewell and her sisters
Additional Comments:
mother of Elizabeth M. Sewell
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Tour from Gibraltar to Tangier, Sallee, Mogodore, Santa Cruz, and Taruant ; and thence over Mount Atlas to Morocco
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:17155
Source:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
Editor:Eleanor L. Sewell
Title:The Autobiogrphy of Elizabeth M. Sewell
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1907
Vol:n/a
Page:8-9
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Elizabeth Missing Sewell, Eleanor L. Sewell (ed.), The Autobiogrphy of Elizabeth M. Sewell, (London, 1907), p. 8-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17155, accessed: 15 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None
