Record Number: 4745
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
"... [the young Cicely Hamilton] found a dusty copy of Eugene Sue's Juif Errant in a cupboard and with the aid of a dictionary, read it from cover to cover. The fact that 'it contained episodes which those in authority would probably consider unsuitable for juvenile reading' only adding [sic] to her enjoyment, for, in this educational context, 'there were only smiles of approval when I was seen with a French book in my hand.'"
Century:1850-1899, 1900-1945
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1872
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
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Country of Origin:England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:French dictionary
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:4745
Source:Kate Flint
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Title:The Woman Reader 1837-1914
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1993
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Page:215
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Kate Flint, The Woman Reader 1837-1914, (Oxford, 1993), p. 215, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4745, accessed: 22 April 2025
Additional Comments:
Quotation from Cicely Hamilton, Life Errant (1935) 4.