Record Number: 5968
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I went through that extraordinary work of Lord Monboddo on the "Origin of Language". I was entertained and instructed from the singularity of the system, the many erroneous and yet plausible arguments on which it is founded, the infinite display of learning. A mind wedded to antiquity is the source together with a strong imagination easily biased from Credulity, of the principles offered in this work. I should apprehend the criticisms to be good in many parts... There is too much classical learning in it to allow me to form a Judgement of it, as a learned work. Indeed it is not to be supposed I understood it in a followed manner [.] Yet I never throw aside a book because it makes me feel an ignorance I am not ashamed of from its being one belonging to my Sphere as a female. I read on and often reap much information from the mere introduction to scholars.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:19 Feb
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:1758
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Diplomat's daughter and civil servant's wife
Religion:unknown
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:Of the origin and progress of language
Genre:Philosophy, Science, Natural history
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1773-1792 (6 vols), by James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5968
Source:Manuscript
Author:Anna Larpent
Title:Diaries
Location:Huntingdon Library
Call No:HM 31201
Page/Folio:Date 31 July 1780
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Anna Larpent, Diaries, Huntingdon Library, HM 31201, Date 31 July 1780, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=5968, accessed: 18 February 2025
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