Record Number: 4195

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

?Have you seen Minor Morals by Mrs Smith ? There is in it a beautiful botanical poem called ?Calendar of Flora?.?

Century:

1700-1799, 1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

Ireland

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Maria Edgeworth

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Charlotte Smith

Title:

Minor Morals: interspersed with sketches of National history and historical anecdotes and original stories

Genre:

Children's Lit

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1798

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4195

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

69

Additional Comments:

Letter to Miss Ruxton (20/1/1800).

Citation:

Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J C Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, (London, Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 69, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4195, accessed: 25 April 2025

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Additional Comments:

None