Record Number: 30261
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'These last letters of Johnson are a treat to me. I enjoy poking out bits of news in them.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1892 and 31 Dec 1892
Country:England
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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:2 May 1808
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Unitarian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Letters of Samuel Johnson, LLD
Genre:Correspondence
Form of Text:Publication Details
?Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1892
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:30261
Source:n/a
Editor:Henrietta Litchfield
Title:Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, 1792-1896
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1915
Vol:2
Page:296
Additional Comments:
Letter from Emma Darwin to her daughter Henrietta, 1892
Citation:
Henrietta Litchfield (ed.), Emma Darwin: A Century of Family Letters, 1792-1896, (New York, 1915), 2, p. 296, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=30261, accessed: 02 November 2024
Additional Comments:
The identity of the text is slightly speculative. However, it is likely that this entry refers to Birkbeck Hill's 2-volume edition of Johnson's letters, which was first published in 1892.