Record Number: 28230
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 1 August 1761:] 'I am ashamed to say I have not yet sent La Mort d'Abel to Mrs Donnelan; but the truth is, I began reading it to my mother, and cannot find in [sic] my heart to send it away till I have done. It has taught us to be fond of a sweet flowery spot in the garden, which is our reading place, and we impatiently sigh for a quiet hour or two to finish it [...] It is not faultless to be sure, but it seems to me absolutely one of the most charming and instructive things I ever read.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jul 1761 and 1 Aug 1761
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Lambeth
location in dwelling: Garden
(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:21 May 1721
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
[Mrs] Secker (reader's mother).
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:La Mort d'Abel
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn French translation (from High Dutch)
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28230
Source:n/a
Editor:Montagu Pennington
Title:A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1809
Vol:2
Page:377
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Montagu Pennington (ed.), A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787, (London, 1809), 2, p. 377, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28230, accessed: 27 April 2025
Additional Comments:
None