Record Number: 9811
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet Martineau, Journal, 19 October 1837: 'At night, read some of "Archy Moore." A terrible story, which stirred me deeply [...] It is truer than any slave-story I ever read.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:19 Oct 1837
Country:England
Timen/anight
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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:12 Jun 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Previously Unitarian; now agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Archy Moore
Genre:Fiction, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9811
Source:Harriet Martineau
Editor:n/a
Title:Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1877
Vol:3
Page:198
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman, (London, 1877), 3, p. 198, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9811, accessed: 12 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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