Record Number: 13157
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Perused Johnson's "London", and "Vanity of Human Wishes". His Numbers are strong in sense, and smooth in flow; but want that varied grace, and inextinguishable spirit, which constitute the essential charm of Pope's...'
Century:1700-1799
Date:24 Feb 1798
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1769
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:gentleman
Religion:Church of England
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:London
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:13157
Source:Thomas Green
Editor:n/a
Title:Extracts from the Diary of a Lover of Literature.
Place of Publication:Ipswich
Date of Publication:1810
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Page:65
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas Green, Extracts from the Diary of a Lover of Literature., (Ipswich, 1810), p. 65, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13157, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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