Record Number: 13409
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I thank you very much for the entertainment I have received from your book. I should however have been afraid to marry such a woman as Lady Rachel; it would have been too awful. There are pieces of china very fine and beautiful, but never intended for daily use'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 20 Aug 1819 and 27 Feb 1820
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Foston
county: Yorkshire
(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:Male
Date of Birth:3 Jun 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Some Account of the Life of Rachael Wriothesley, Lady Russell; followed by a Series of Letters from Lady Russell to her Husband
Genre:Biography, Letters
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
sent by Miss Berry
Source Information:
Record ID:13409
Source:n/a
Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:I
Page:348
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith, (Oxford, 1953), I, p. 348, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13409, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to Miss Berry