Record Number: 34149

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Essays on Pitt, E. [sic] of Chatham'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Feb 1892 and 29 Feb 1892

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Sarah Good

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Servant

Occupation:

Governess

Religion:

Unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Babington Macaulay

Title:

Essays on William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

34149

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Sarah Good

Title:

The Diary of Sarah Good

Location:

Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds

Call No:

HD1707/1

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

A list of books read by Sarah Good between 1891 and 1894 (inclusive), written in the front of her diary. The list includes title, author and in many cases, dates and remarks.

Citation:

Sarah Good, The Diary of Sarah Good, Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds, HD1707/1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=34149, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

The title of the book of essays is 'The Earl of Chatham.'