Record Number: 23247
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'such is my Tenderness for Johnson, when he is out of my Sight I always keep his Books about me, which I never think of reading at any other Time: but they remind me of [italics] him [end italics], & please me more than even his Letters; for in [italics] them [end italics] he is often scrupulous of opening his heart & has an Idea they will be seen sometime, perhaps published'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 14 Jul 1780
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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:27 Jan 1741
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
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Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Wales
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Fiction, Essays / Criticism, Poetry, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:23247
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:446
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 446, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23247, accessed: 03 November 2024
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