Record Number: 9141
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry, Journal, 6 September 1808: 'In the evening Mr. Morritt began reading another of Massinger's plays [having finished "The Duke of Milan"], the "Fatal Dowry," from which Rowe has taken the story of "The Fair Penitent." The characters of the father and the husband in "The Fatal Dowry" are more interesting than in "The Fair Penitent;" but the events and catastrophes are badly drawn, and the wife detestable.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:6 Sep 1808
Country:Scotland
Timeevening
Place:specific address: Bothwell Castle
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:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Unknown/NA
Occupation:unknown
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:unknown
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Mary Berry (Presumably) Lord and Lady Douglas (reader's hosts)
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Fatal Dowry
Genre:Drama, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9141
Source: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:369
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. 369, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9141, accessed: 13 December 2024
Additional Comments:
None