Record Number: 16905

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'L.E.L.'s [Laetitia Elizabeth Landon's] 3d vol is very good indeed. It has Romance & Sentiment; which is that in which she excells - [underlined] Reality [end underlining] she has too much fancy & feeling for - I was deeply interested in the 3d Vol - it does her heart & imagination both great credit. Cavendish I find very amusing' [Letter to Charles Ollier]

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 6 Dec 1831 and 16 Dec 1831

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: 33 Somerset St

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 Shelley

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

30 Aug 1797

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

n/a

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:

Laetitia Elizabeth Landon

Title:

Romance and Reality

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)
borrowed from Charles Ollier - requested on 6th December

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Source Information:

Record ID:

16905

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Betty T. Bennett

Title:

The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Place of Publication:

Baltimore / London

Date of Publication:

1983

Vol:

II

Page:

151

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Betty T. Bennett (ed.), The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, (Baltimore / London, 1983), II, p. 151, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16905, accessed: 15 October 2024

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Additional Comments:

None