Record Number: 17589
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Have you (I forget whether you ever told me) read the Curse of Kahama [sic]? I have seen two Reviews of it, & now so well understand what it all seems to be about, I should like mightily to read the whole'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 26 Jun 1811
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Chelsea College
(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:29 Aug 1772
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Quarterly Review [review of Southey's "The Curse of Kehama"]
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
in SHB's father's library
Source Information:
Record ID:17589
Source:Sarah Harriet Burney
Editor:Lorna J. Clark
Title:Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney, The
Place of Publication:Athens GA / London
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:n/a
Page:125
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Sarah Harriet Burney, Lorna J. Clark (ed.), Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney, The, (Athens GA / London, 1997), p. 125, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17589, accessed: 19 February 2025
Additional Comments:
Letter to Charlotte Barrett, June 26th 1811.