Record Number: 8580

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

?Pray, said Mr Thrale, do you read much?? ?When I can meet with large Print,? answered the old Gentleman. ?Did you ever, said my Master, read Evelina?? ? I almost jumped; little expecting such a frolic from Mr Thrale,?who however, avoided looking at me. ?No, Sir, never, answered Mr. Legh, but I have heard of it,?I have heard a good deal of it.? ?Well, Sir, added Mr Thrale, I would advise you to read it.?

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1778 and 20 Apr 1780

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Henry Thrale

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1729

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

brewer, MP

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Frances Burney

Title:

Evelina

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

London, 1778

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

8580

Source:

Print

Author:

Fanny Burney

Editor:

Betty Rizzo

Title:

The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney

Place of Publication:

Oxford: Clarendon Press

Date of Publication:

2003

Vol:

IV

Page:

40

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Fanny Burney, Betty Rizzo (ed.), The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003), IV, p. 40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8580, accessed: 03 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Mr Thrale is recommending Burney's book to Mr Legh, a visitor. Presumably, but not definitely, he has read or heard it being read himself.