Record Number: 9155
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry, Journal, 31 March 1810: 'Mr Sydney Smith with me in the morning, looking critically over my Preface [to her edition of the Letters of Madame du Deffand] and Life [of Madame du Deffand]. Much mended by his observations, upon which I am to work, and I set to it as soon as he was gone.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:31 Mar 1810
Country:England
Timemorning
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:Male
Date of Birth:1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:unknown
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life of Madame du Deffand
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:9155
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:413
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 2, p. 413, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9155, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
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