Record Number: 26272
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Wilde also excelled in French. His copy of Voltaire's "Histoire de Charles XII" bears the autograph and date "Oscar Wilde September 2nd 1865 [...] On page 171 the ten-year-old boy has written the words "Oscar 8 November 1865", no doubt to mark his remarkable progress with the demanding French text.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 2 Sep 1865 and 8 Nov 1865
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Enniskillen
specific address: Portora Royal School
(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:Male
Date of Birth:16 Oct 1854
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
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:Histoire de Charles XII
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:26272
Source:Thomas Wright
Editor:n/a
Title:Oscar's Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:47
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books, (London, 2000), p. 47, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26272, accessed: 13 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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