Record Number: 9404

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mary Berry, Journal, 9 March 1814: 'I dined with Madame de Stael; nobody but Campbell the poet, Rocca, and her own daughter [...] After dinner, Campbell read to us a discourse of his upon English poetry and upon some of the great poets. There are always signs of a poet critic and of genius in all he does, often encumbered by too ornate a style.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

9 Mar 1814

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Thomas Campbell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 Jul 1777

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Church of Scotland

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

England

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

Mary Berry Germaine de Stael and daughter Rocca (de Stael's husband)

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Campbell

Title:

discourse on English poetry and poets

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9404

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Lady Theresa Lewis

Title:

Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1865

Vol:

3

Page:

5-6

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 3, p. 5-6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9404, accessed: 29 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None