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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Record Number: 34161


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The Professor'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

Between 1 Sep 1892 and 31 Oct 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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Sarah Good

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Servant

Occupation:

Governess

Religion:

n/a

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:

Charlotte Brontė

Title:

The Professor

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

34161

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=34161, accessed: 05 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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