Record Number: 20986

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'When the first proof came home, I did not like its look in print; so stopped the press, and wrote another first chapter'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Until: 20 Feb 1801

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Elizabeth Hamilton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

25 Jul 1758

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

Episcopalian

Country of Origin:

Ireland

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:

Elizabeth Hamilton

Title:

Letters on Education

Genre:

Education, Conduct books

Form of Text:

Print: proof

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

20986

Source:

Print

Author:

Elizabeth Hamilton

Editor:

Elizabeth Benger

Title:

Memoirs of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, with a selection from her correspondence, and other unpublished writings

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1818

Vol:

I

Page:

143

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Hamilton, Elizabeth Benger (ed.), Memoirs of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, with a selection from her correspondence, and other unpublished writings, (London, 1818), I, p. 143, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=20986, accessed: 11 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

letter to a friend