Record Number: 4194
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
?Now I do not know what you imagined in reading Sully?s Memoirs, but I always imagined the Arsenal was one large building, with a fa?ade to it like a very large hotel or a palace, and I fancied it was somewhere in the middle of Paris. On the contrary, it is quite in the suburbs.?
Century:1800-1849, 1850-1899
Date:unknown
Country:Ireland
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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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:1767
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Writer and governess
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:Memoirs
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details5th ed Paris 1781
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4194
Source:Maria Edgeworth
Editor:Augustus J C Hare
Title:The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth
Place of Publication:London, Edward Arnold
Date of Publication:1894 (2 vols)
Vol:1
Page:126
Additional Comments:
Letter to Mary Sneyd (19/3/1803) from Edinburgh.
Citation:
Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J C Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, (London, Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 126, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4194, accessed: 25 April 2025
Additional Comments:
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