Record Number: 19921

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[Edmond Curll said to LP] 'I have received from [italics] Ireland [end italics], from your Husband, the Life of Alderman [italics] Barber [end italics], wherein there is an Account of the amours of [italics] Cadenus [end italics] and [italics] Vanessa [end italics], to which the Alderman was privy, and related them to Mr Pilkington: Now I have been informed you have some Letters of the Dean's, which may embellish the Work; and also, a true Character of the Alderman, written by his Chaplain; I will make you a handsome Consideration for them if you will give them to me to publish.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 31 Dec 1741

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Edmond Curll

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1675

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

publisher

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Matthew Pilkington

Title:

[Life of Barber]

Genre:

Biography

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned
sent to him by Matthew Pilkington

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Source Information:

Record ID:

19921

Source:

Print

Author:

Laetitia Pilkington

Editor:

A.C. Elias

Title:

Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington

Place of Publication:

Athens GA

Date of Publication:

1997

Vol:

I

Page:

193

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 193, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19921, accessed: 18 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None