Record Number: 9157
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
John Playfair to Mary Berry, 22 September 1810, in response to her edition of the Letters of Madame du Deffand, received three days previously: 'The preface is excellent, very well written and very judicious. The notes bespeak that great familiarity with the characters and persons who figure in the book, whch cannot be acquired by reading [...] I find a great deal of amusement and interest in the few letters I have yet read'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 19 Sep 1810 and 22 Sep 1810
Country:Scotland
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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:10 Mar 1748
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Scientist/Academic
Religion:Church of Scotland
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Preface and notes to Letters of Madame du Deffand
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn Letters of Madame du Deffand, ed. Mary Berry, 1810
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:9157
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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:427
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. 427, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9157, accessed: 04 October 2024
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