Record Number: 27190
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Maria Graham to John Murray (March 1817): 'A thousand thanks, my dear sir, for the loan of the Journal, which I have perused with the greatest interest. A more superstitious age would certainly have believed him possessed of the [italics]art magic[end italics], so completely does he continue to force attention and sympathy wherever he pleases [comments further in praise of text and author] [...] I always forget myself when I think of our greatest genius [i.e. Byron]. Therefore I will hasten to thank you for the two dramas. The French one amuses me, the other does so for a different reason.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1817 and 31 Mar 1817
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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
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Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Swiss Journal [letter]'
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
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Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:27190
Source:Samuel Smiles
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Title:A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1891
Vol:1
Page:381
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Citation:
Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray, (London, 1891), 1, p. 381, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27190, accessed: 03 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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