Record Number: 7222
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Tried reading the 2nd part of Faust aloud, but gave it up, as it was too difficult for G. to follow it rapidly enough. Read a little of Gervinus on Shakespeare, but found it unsatisfactory. Read some of Stahr's "Ein Jahr in Italien". The description of Florence excellent'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:19 Jan 1855
Country:Germany
Timedaytime
Place:city: Berlin
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:Female
Date of Birth:22 Nov 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Germany
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
G.H. Lewes
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Faust
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:7222
Source:George Eliot [pseud]
Editor:Margaret Harris
Title:The Journals of George Eliot
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1998
Vol:n/a
Page:43
Additional Comments:
Co-editor Judith Johnston
Citation:
George Eliot [pseud], Margaret Harris (ed.), The Journals of George Eliot, (Cambridge, 1998), p. 43, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=7222, accessed: 13 November 2024
Additional Comments:
None