Record Number: 27949

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

[from chapter entitled 'Aphra Behn'] 'One thing is certain, pure her mind was not, but tainted to the very core. She loved grossness for its own sake, because it was congenial to her [...] The noble examples of Mademoiselle de Scudery and Madame de la Fayette were lost upon her -- she read their works, she knew well their object, and she wrote not one coarse passage the less for either.'

Century:

1600-1699

Date:

unknown

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:

Aphra Behn

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Madame de la Fayette

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27949

Source:

Print

Author:

Julia Kavanagh

Editor:

n/a

Title:

English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1863

Vol:

1

Page:

21

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches, (London, 1863), 1, p. 21, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27949, accessed: 29 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

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