Record Number: 6350
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The books [Uncle George] read to us were all in the romantic vein: Shakespeare's "Histories", Chaucer, Percy's "Reliques", Scott's novels'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1845
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:don
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
children, including Gwen (later Raverat)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[novels]
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6350
Source:Gwen Raverat
Editor:n/a
Title:Period Piece
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:185
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Gwen Raverat, Period Piece, (London, 1952), p. 185, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6350, accessed: 04 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None