Record Number: 3464
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland was] an omnivorous reader -- "she could begin the day with reports on technical education in Prussia, continue it with Huxley's 'Life' and Shakespeare, and ... polish off seven love-stories at the same time ..."'
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
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Timedaytime
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader:Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life
Genre:Biography, Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:3464
Source:Philip Waller
Editor:n/a
Title:Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:2006
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Page:557
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Philip Waller, Writers, Readers, and Reputations: Literary Life in Britain 1870-1918, (Oxford, 2006), p. 557, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3464, accessed: 10 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Quotation from Sir Charles Mallet, Anthony Hope and his Books (1935) 160.