Record Number: 2547

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Gentlemen. I am the fourth generation of my family that have taken in Blackwood's Magazine; the back numbers bound form a handsome library of themselves. I regret most sincerely that in consequence of the story called "The Private Secretary" I am compelled to give it up. I never read such disgusting filth before, and am very sorry that such a high class (formerly) Magazine should have admitted such garbage into its columns.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

11 Jul 1881

Country:

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Time

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Place:

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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:

Francis Philips

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

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Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

George T Chesney

Title:

The Private Secretary

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

In Blackwood's Magazine

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

2547

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Francis Philips

Title:

Letters

Location:

National Library of Scotland

Call No:

MS 4421

Page/Folio:

87-8

Additional Information:

Letter from Francis Philips to Messrs Blackwood, 11 July 1881

Citation:

Francis Philips, Letters, National Library of Scotland, MS 4421, 87-8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=2547, accessed: 05 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None