Record Number: 6356
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Aunt Ellen and her friends seemed to me wonderfully up-to-date and literary. She used to read Stevenson and Henley to us, which was the height of modernity then'.
Century:1850-1899, 1900-1945
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge
specific address: Wychfield, Huntingdon Rd
(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:Female
Date of Birth:1856
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:unknown
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:(probably) William Ernest Henley
Title:n/a
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:6356
Source:Gwen Raverat
Editor:n/a
Title:Period Piece
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:193
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Gwen Raverat, Period Piece, (London, 1952), p. 193, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6356, accessed: 07 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None