Record Number: 20644
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Since I wrote the first two pages of this letter I have read Eugene and Guilliaume, and quite agree with you. Pray correct Sir James Mackintosh's opinion [about "Waverley"], and for [italics] best [end italics] read [italics] worst [end italics] which was his opinion, altho' I was told the contrary. He is now I understand a little softened, and says it comes before Rokeby but after all the others. Have you read "Discipline" by Mrs Brunton? With many defects it is much above the common class, and the last Volume is very pretty indeed some scenes nearly as good as "Waverley" who I might have added to my list of Lovers belonging to Walter Scott one can take no interest in. - Have you read La Baume's act. of the Campaign in Russia? I am told it is very well done. I am sure you will be pleased with Mr Rocca's Book if you read it'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 13 Feb 1815
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Great Russell St
(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:1773
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
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:
nee Garbett
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Discipline
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:20644
Source:Anne Romilly
Editor:Samuel Henry Romilly
Title:Romilly-Edgeworth Letters 1813-1818
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1936
Vol:n/a
Page:106
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anne Romilly, Samuel Henry Romilly (ed.), Romilly-Edgeworth Letters 1813-1818, (London, 1936), p. 106, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20644, accessed: 12 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Year of birth is a guess: AR was married in Jan 1798, aged about 24.