Record Number: 18005
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am deep in a review of Symonds's last book whenever I can get time.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:1876
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Dublin
specific address: 1 Merrion Square North
(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:Male
Date of Birth:16 Oct 1854
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Student
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Studies of the Greek Poets
Genre:Classics, Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1876, first edition
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18005
Source:Oscar Wilde
Editor:Merlin Holland
Title:The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:31
Additional Comments:
Source is a letter to William Ward collected in The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde, eds. Merlin Holland and Rupert Hart-Davis (NY: Henry Holt & Co., 2000)
Citation:
Oscar Wilde, Merlin Holland (ed.), The Complete Letters of Oscar Wilde, (New York, 2000), p. 31, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18005, accessed: 10 May 2025
Additional Comments:
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