Record Number: 9159
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mr Cambridge' to Mary Berry: 'I was about to take up my pen to you to express the pleasure and satisfaction we have just experienced in the perusal of your "Life of Madame du Deffand," which does great credit to your judgement and feeling [goes on to make more detailed comments].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1810
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
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Occupation:unknown
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:unknown
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Life of Madame du Deffand
Genre:Essays / Criticism, History, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn Letters of Madame du Deffand, ed. Mary Berry, 1810
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Source Information:
Record ID:9159
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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:428
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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. 428, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9159, accessed: 04 October 2024
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