Record Number: 258

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'the christain life may be compared...' 'e. smith's fragments'. followed by extract ascribed to 'hannah more' 'those who are rendered unhappy by frivolous troubles seek comfort in frivolous enjoyments...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1822 and 31 Dec 1831

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Elisabeth or Eliza Duncan

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Unknown/NA

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

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:

Miss Elizabeth Smith

Title:

Fragments of prose and verse: by a young lady

Genre:

Other religious, Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

258

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Elisabeth Duncan

Title:

album

Location:

St Clair collection

Call No:

n/a

Page/Folio:

115

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Elisabeth Duncan, album, St Clair collection, 115, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=258, accessed: 13 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None