Record Number: 8827
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry to Bertie Greathead, 2 August 1798, on having got to know Mrs Siddons the previous winter: 'She read "Hamlet" to us one evening, in N. Audley-street, which was to me a great treat.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Nov 1797 and 28 Feb 1798
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
specific address: North Audley Street
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:5 Jul 1755
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Actress
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:Wales
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Mary Berry and others
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Hamlet
Genre:Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8827
Source:n/a
Editor:Lady Theresa Lewis
Title:Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1865
Vol:2
Page:70
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 2, p. 70, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8827, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None