Record Number: 9135

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mary Berry, Journal, 30 June 1808: 'In the evening I read "Barillon's Letters" in Mr. Fox's Appendix.'

Century:

Date:

30 Jun 1808

Country:

England

Time

evening

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:

Mary Berry

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Mar 1763

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer/Literary editor

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Barillon

Title:

Letters

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

As appendix to ?historical work by Fox

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9135

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Lady Theresa Lewis

Title:

Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1865

Vol:

2

Page:

353

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 2, p. 353, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9135, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

See Journal entries of 2 June 1808 and 3 June 1808 (p.350 of source) for references to 'Mr. Fox's historical work', which appears also to be referred to here.