Record Number: 25740
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth (December 1806): 'We had the Examiner yesterday. Mr. Hunt's jokes are really wretched. I am more convinced than ever that jokes are the Rocks upon which 9 understandings out of 10 split. When he is serious and impudent his writing often seems to me to be very good, but the Turtle, the sauce etc. in his remarks upon Ld. Ellenborough font Pitie. I wish there was a House of Correction somewhere for people who cut bad jokes.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Nov 1806 and 31 Dec 1806
Country:England
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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:
Reading Group: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Unknown
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Duke of Devonshire and family
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
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:The Examiner
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Politics, Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
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Source Information:
Record ID:25740
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Editor:Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer
Title:Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1940
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Page:179
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer (ed.), Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809, (London, 1940), p. 179, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25740, accessed: 08 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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