Record Number: 9466

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mary Berry to 'a friend at Paris,' October, 1835: 'I have read with much attention the "notice" on the life of M. Gouthier that you lent me at Paris, and on which you asked my opinion. 'It is impossible to imagine a more perfect character as a Christian priest'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1835 and 31 Oct 1835

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:

Mary Berry

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Mar 1763

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Anglican

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:

unknown

Title:

Notice on life of M. Gouthier

Genre:

Other religious, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9466

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:

439

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. 439, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9466, accessed: 13 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None