Record Number: 9745
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
To Miss Hunt, St Winifred's Dale, August 18 1793
'I admire the German you sent me extremely. I have read none since you left me, except two books of Dr Randolph's "Den Golden Spiegel", which is an imitation of an Eastern tale, by way of making dissertations upon government. It is entertaining and there is an account of a happy valley, that makes one long to live in it. The other book is Wiessen's Poems (Lyrische Gedischte) some of which are very pretty.'
1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1793 and 18 Aug 1793
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Bath
other location: With Bowdler family
(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:Dec 1776
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Daughter of a banker, writer
Religion:n/a
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:Den golden spiegel
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:9745
Source:H M Bowdler
Editor:n/a
Title:Fragments in Prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased with some account of her life and character
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1809
Vol:n/a
Page:33
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
H M Bowdler, Fragments in Prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased with some account of her life and character, (London, 1809), p. 33, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9745, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
None
