Record Number: 3563
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Letter 16/8/1863 - Following a description of rural walk - "it was just like the beginning of a new novel of Sir Walter's. - Do you see what the French call him now: - (so truly! - the epithet being one of praise or contempt according to the feeling of the speaker) - 'l'enfantin Sir Walter'!"
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:Probably Britain, but the author did travel to Europe on extended tours
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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: Age:Unknown
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
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:3563
Source: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:51
Additional Comments:
From letter dated 16/8/1863 to Louisa, Marchioness of Waterford
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. 51, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3563, accessed: 08 December 2024
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