Record Number: 6517

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Have you seen two volumes called "Deism Revealed"? 'Tis a well written piece, and much approved here. I think it is not harsh against the religion of France; but scourges our infidels, sceptics, deists, &c. as well by name as by works.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1749 and 31 Dec 1749

Country:

England

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:

Samuel Richardson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

19 Aug 1689

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

printer and author

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Philip Skelton

Title:

Ophiomaches: or, Deism Revealed

Genre:

Other religious, Philosophy

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown, MS of work Richardson printed

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

6517

Source:

Print

Author:

Samuel Richardson

Editor:

John Carroll

Title:

Selected Letters of Samuel Richardson

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1964

Vol:

n/a

Page:

175

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Samuel Richardson, John Carroll (ed.), Selected Letters of Samuel Richardson, (Oxford, 1964), p. 175, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=6517, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

letter to J.B. de Freval, Jan 1751