Record Number: 3409

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Only yesterday morning he [Cyril Oliphant] was well enough to read out to me [Francis Oliphant] a little notice of his De Musset which appeared in Willie Tulloch's little Glasgow paper; no one of us had any suspicion of what was at hand'.[Cyril Oliphant's death]

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

8 Nov 1890

Country:

England

Time

morning

Place:

Windsor
The Crescent

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Cyril Oliphant

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1856

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer and dilettante

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Francis Romano (Cecco) Oliphant

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Notice of Cyril Oliphant's 'De Musset'

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Advertisement, Newspaper

Publication Details

In 'Willie Tulloch's little Glasgow paper' [unidentified], shortly before 8 November 1890

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3409

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Francis Romano Oliphant

Title:

Blackwood Correspondence Book

Location:

National Library of Scotland

Call No:

MS 4558

Page/Folio:

145 r

Additional Information:

Letter from Francis Romano Oliphant to Blackwood, 9 November 1890, regarding his brother Cyril's death.

Citation:

Francis Romano Oliphant, Blackwood Correspondence Book, National Library of Scotland, MS 4558, 145 r, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3409, accessed: 30 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None