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Record Number: 32259


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have just been reading a little of the "Religio Medici". Just at the beginning he is talking about the Mysteries of Religion, and how he loves to lose himself in one.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Nov 1890 and 11 Nov 1890

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Paris
specific address: British Embassy

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Emily Lytton

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

26 Dec 1874

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas, Sir Browne

Title:

Religio Medici

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

32259

Source:

Print

Author:

Emily, Lady Lutyens

Editor:

n/a

Title:

A Blessed Girl: Memoirs of a Victorian Girlhood

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1953

Vol:

n/a

Page:

35

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Emily, Lady Lutyens, A Blessed Girl: Memoirs of a Victorian Girlhood, (London, 1953), p. 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32259, accessed: 07 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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