Record Number: 26262
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Yesterday dined quietly with Diddie and Clennie came down to dessert, and I read the "Abbot" in the evening to them.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:27 Oct 1886
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:8 Feb 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:art critic and social critic
Religion:Church of England (evangelical)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Diddie and Clennie
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Abbot, The
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26262
Source:John Ruskin
Editor:Joan Evans
Title:The diaries of John Ruskin
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1956
Vol:3
Page:1137
Additional Comments:
pagination continuous throughout vols
Citation:
John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin, (Oxford, 1956), 3, p. 1137, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26262, accessed: 06 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None