Record Number: 3545

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Letter September 1857 ? 'I hope you know Miss Edgeworths ?Helen?'.

Century:

1800-1849, 1850-1899

Date:

unknown

Country:

Probably Britain, but the author did travel to Europe on extended tours

Time

n/a

Place:

city

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:

John Ruskin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

8 Feb 1819

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer and art critic

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Probably Britain, but the author did travel to Europe on extended tours

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Maria Edgeworth

Title:

Helen

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Published in 1834

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3545

Source:

Print

Author:

John Ruskin

Editor:

Virginia Surtees

Title:

Sublime and Instructive. Letters from John Ruskin to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Anna Blunden and Ellen Heaton

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1972

Vol:

n/a

Page:

19

Additional Comments:

From a letter written in September 1857 in Scotland to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford (text read published in 1834)

Citation:

John Ruskin, Virginia Surtees (ed.), Sublime and Instructive. Letters from John Ruskin to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford, Anna Blunden and Ellen Heaton, (London, 1972), p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3545, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None