Record Number: 22852
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[at a gathering on the Isle of Wight] it fell to Paterson's Share [in a rhyming contest] it seems to celebrate Kitty Parker, then a reigning Beauty: he promised not to leave the Room, nor even the Table but insisted on Pen and Ink which was granted, & in less than half an hour he read the following verses to the Company' [the verses are given]
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 30 Apr 1778
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:other location: Home of Mr Fitzmaurice; Isle of Wight
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
an assembled company
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[verses written to Kitty Parker]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:22852
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:268-9
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 268-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22852, accessed: 21 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Paterson was 72 at the time