Record Number: 18180
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Edith, though a great reader, did not consume all and any poetry as a child; she was kept in regularly on Saturday afternoons at one time because of her refusal to learn by heart Mrs Hemans's "Casabianca" ("The boy stood on the burning deck..."). The reason for her recalcitrance was that "as everybody had left the Burning Deck, and he was doing no conceivable good by remaining there, why in heck didn't he get off it!"'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Until: 31 Dec 1899
Country:England
Timeafternoon
Place:county: Derbyshire
specific address: Renishaw Hall
(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:7 Sep 1887
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:later writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Casabianca'
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18180
Source:Victoria Glendinning
Editor:n/a
Title:Edith Sitwell. A Unicorn Among Lions
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1981
Vol:n/a
Page:29
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Victoria Glendinning, Edith Sitwell. A Unicorn Among Lions, (London, 1981), p. 29, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18180, accessed: 07 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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