Record Number: 3757
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'How delightful are Sir Edward's Essays. One seems to see his own special creation, the accomplished man of the world, not entirely worldly, a quintessence of social wisdom and experience, sweetened by imagination'.
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Jan 1862 and 31 Dec 1862
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:4 Apr 1828
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Novelist and Critic
Religion:Free Church
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Essays
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:3757
Source:Margaret Oliphant
Editor:Annie Coghill
Title:Autobiography & Letters of Mrs M.O.W. Oliphant
Place of Publication:Leicester
Date of Publication:1974
Vol:n/a
Page:189
Additional Comments:
Letter from Mrs Oliphant to John Blackwood, 1862
Citation:
Margaret Oliphant, Annie Coghill (ed.), Autobiography & Letters of Mrs M.O.W. Oliphant, (Leicester, 1974), p. 189, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3757, accessed: 03 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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