Record Number: 20855
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At home there were daily Bible-readings in the family circle for many years, but secular reading aloud happily also found a place. Lucy was "A good reader" and gave them Scott and Thackeray and Tom Moore as well as Shakespeare; Edward read Pickwick.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:From: 26 Jun 1873
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Fockbury
county: Worcestershire
(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:Female
Date of Birth:1823
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:solicitor's wife
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Edward Housman, her husband, and his children, including AE Housman.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20855
Source:Norman Page
Editor:n/a
Title:A.E. Housman. A Critical Biography
Place of Publication:Basingstoke
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:n/a
Page:26-7
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Norman Page, A.E. Housman. A Critical Biography, (Basingstoke, 1996), p. 26-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20855, accessed: 08 December 2024
Additional Comments:
This was AE Housman's stepmother, whom his father married in 1873, aged about 50 - so year of birth a guess.