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Record Number: 30761


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Morning it was so hot went into the garden and read. Afternoon Miss Klug began the most beautiful book called "Helen's babies" after lessons she read again tea in the garden so hot took off over shoes and stokings [sic] afterwards Miss Klug read till it was time for Maurice to go to bed.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

27 Jun 1878

Country:

England

Time

afternoon
evening
daytime

Place:

city: Redcar
county: N.Yorks
specific address: Red Barns
other location: garden

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

Gertrude Bell

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Jul 1868

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

child

Religion:

Christian (Anglican) later declared herself atheist

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

John Habberton

Title:

Helen's Babies

Genre:

Fiction, Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

first published 1876 Loring Publisher, Boston

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

30761

Source - Manuscript:

Other

Information:

on-line archive of letters and diaries at www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk

Additional Information:

Diary entry 27 June 1878 http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/diary_details.php?diary_id=1329

Citation:

on-line archive of letters and diaries at www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30761, accessed: 14 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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