Record Number: 4083
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
then pitied me [my father] for the ten-mile stage I had to go alone, but I did not pity myself, for I had Sir William Jones's and Sir William Chambers's Asiatic Miscellany. the metaphysical poetry of India, however, it is not to my taste."
Century:1800-1849
Date:Mar 1806
Country:Ireland
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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:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1767
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Christian (Church of England)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Asiatic Miscellany. pieces and extracts from various publications consisting of translations, fugitive pieces
Genre:Miscellany / Anthology
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsCalcutta, 1787
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4083
Source:Maria Edgeworth
Editor:Augustus J. C. Hare
Title:Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth
Place of Publication:London: Edward Arnold
Date of Publication:1894 (2 vols)
Vol:1
Page:146
Additional Comments:
Letter dated March 1806
Citation:
Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J. C. Hare (ed.), Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, (London: Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 146, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4083, accessed: 05 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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