Record Number: 17743
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have bought a book lately full of general information, & written in a good spirit - that is containing a happy mixture of religious feeling with Science. Its title is "Good's Book of Nature". Have you heard of it? It is by a Dr Good, an M.D.F.R.S. who delivered Lectures at the London Institution'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 12 Feb 1827
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Crewe Hall
Type of Experience(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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Book of Nature, The
Genre:Other religious, Essays / Criticism, Natural history, Lectures
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:17743
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:270
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. 270, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=17743, accessed: 16 February 2025
Additional Comments:
letter to Charlotte Barrett, 12th February 1827