Record Number: 33394
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have just been reading a second time Dr. Mantell's 'Medals of Creation', and do so admire the spirit in which it is written exceedingly; this, and his 'Wonders of Geology', are two of the most interesting works I have read on the subject.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1838 and 23 Jun 1847
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Leicester
county: Leicestershire
specific address: Beaumont Leys
(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:3 Dec 1825
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Amateur geologist
Religion:Quaker
Country of Origin:England
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 Wonders of Geology; or, a Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena
Genre:Science, Natural history, Geology and Palaeontology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Relfe and Fletcher, 1838
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:33394
Source:Eliza Ellis
Editor:Margaret Ellis
Title:Letters and Memorials of Eliza Ellis: Compiled by Her Sister, Margaret Ellis
Place of Publication:Leicester
Date of Publication:1883
Vol:n/a
Page:35
Additional Comments:
Privately printed by Samuel Clarke, 5 Gallowtree Gate, Leicester, and 'for private circulation only'.
Citation:
Eliza Ellis, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Letters and Memorials of Eliza Ellis: Compiled by Her Sister, Margaret Ellis, (Leicester, 1883), p. 35, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=33394, accessed: 26 March 2025
Additional Comments:
Letter from Eliza Ellis to Hannah Lucas. Mantell was responsible for the discovery and classification of the Iguanadon.
