Record Number: 2725
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'When old enough to read for herself, Rose Macaulay entered into other realms of fictitious brave adventure. She devoured Masterman Ready, Ivanhoe, The Talisman, Coral Island, Treasure Island, A Tale of Two Cities, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Prince and the Page
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1887 and 31 Dec 1894
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: village of Varazze
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1881
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:later a writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Ivanhoe
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:2725
Source:Alice Crawford
Editor:n/a
Title:Paradise Pursued: The Novels of Rose Macaulay
Place of Publication:Madison
Date of Publication:1995
Vol:n/a
Page:160
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Alice Crawford, Paradise Pursued: The Novels of Rose Macaulay, (Madison, 1995), p. 160, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2725, accessed: 06 December 2024
Additional Comments:
See Rose Macaulay, 'The Free Run of the Shelves' in New Statesman and Nation, 4. Dec. 1948, p.487