Record Number: 17674
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have been frightened from taking up Hannah More's last book which fanny lent me, by the dread that it would more than ever convince me what a worthless wretch I am without giving me the courage and virtue to become better. But last night, wanting to compose my wayward spirit, I ventured to open it, and read the first Chapter on Internal Christianity - And was agreeably surprised to find myself much peased with it'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 13 Aug 1811 and 15 Aug 1811
Country:England
Timen/anight
Place:city: London
specific address: Chelsea College
(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:29 Aug 1772
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: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:Practical Piety
Genre:Other religious, Conduct books
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:17674
Source:Sarah Harriet Burney
Editor:Lorna J. Clark
Title:Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney, The
Place of Publication:Athens GA / London
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:n/a
Page:137
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Sarah Harriet Burney, Lorna J. Clark (ed.), Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney, The, (Athens GA / London, 1997), p. 137, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17674, accessed: 04 December 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to Charlotte Barrett, 14th-15th August 1811