Record Number: 3244
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Both ... [Elizabeth and Alice Thompson] were reading voraciously at that time [1854-57]. Their father, by reading "Jane Eyre" aloud to them (with omissions), had given them a fervent love for Charlotte Bronte ...'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1854 and 31 Dec 1857
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:unknown
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:Jamaica
Country of Experience:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Elizabeth Thompson Alice Thompson
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Jane Eyre
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:3244
Source:June Badeni
Editor:n/a
Title:The Slender Tree: A Life of Alice Meynell
Place of Publication:Padstow
Date of Publication:1981
Vol:n/a
Page:15
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
June Badeni, The Slender Tree: A Life of Alice Meynell, (Padstow, 1981), p. 15, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3244, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None