Record Number: 26296
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Wilde loved to curl up with a book in bed. In one letter he mischievously described himself as "lying in bed... with Swinburne (a copy of)"; in another, he mentioned "The Imitation of Christ, the pious manual for Christian living penned by the fifteenth-century German monk Thomas a Kempis. Wilde read the book before going to sleep...'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1876 and 31 Dec 1879
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Oxford
specific address: Magdalen College
(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:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:26296
Source:Thomas Wright
Editor:n/a
Title:Oscar's Books
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:2000
Vol:n/a
Page:77
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Wright, Oscar's Books, (London, 2000), p. 77, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26296, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
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