Record Number: 8588
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'In the Evening we had Mrs. Lambert, who brought us a Tale, called Edwy & Edilda by the sentimental Clergyman Mr. Whaley, ? & [ital.] unreadably [ital.] soft & tender & senseless is it!'
Century:1700-1799
Date:12 Apr 1780
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Bath
specific address: South Parade
(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:13 Jun 1752
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Other members of the household presumably present.
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Edwy and Edilda: A Tale in Five Parts
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Dodsley, 1779
Provenanceread in situ
Brought by a visitor - Mrs Lambert
Source Information:
Record ID:8588
Source:Fanny Burney
Editor:Betty Rizzo
Title:The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney
Place of Publication:Oxford: Clarendon Press
Date of Publication:2003
Vol:IV
Page:54
Additional Comments:
Letter from Fanny Burney to Susanna Elizabeth Burney dated 9-20 April [1780], from Bath. This event - Wed 12 April.
Citation:
Fanny Burney, Betty Rizzo (ed.), The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003), IV, p. 54, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8588, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
editor's note: 'A long verse tale in ballad stanza about a lowly but courtly swain who loves a noble maiden and turns out to be of high degree' Not clear if the poem was read aloud or not.
