Record Number: 8845
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry to Mrs Cholmeley, 2 April 1799: 'In the many hours I have spent alone this week, I have been able, though by very little bits at a time, to go entirely through Hannah More [whose "Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education" she writes of receiving on 21 March 1799], and Mrs. Woolstonecroft [sic] immediately after her.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 21 Mar 1799 and 2 Apr 1799
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(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:16 Mar 1763
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education
Genre:Conduct books
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details2 vols
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:8845
Source:n/a
Editor:Lady Theresa Lewis
Title:Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1865
Vol:2
Page:91
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 2, p. 91, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8845, accessed: 02 December 2024
Additional Comments:
See also letters of 21 March 1799 (p.90 in source), and 28 March 1799 (p.91 in source) for discussion of content of More's work.