Record Number: 9161

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Mr Hope' to Mary Berry: 'Your preface [to her edition of the Letters of Madame du Deffand] I devoured the moment I got it. I have since not [italics]despatched[end italics], but finished your life [of Madame du Deffand], with the highest relish for its ease of style [...] I now feast upon your notes, and a delightful treat they are [...] No matter what, I read all out to Louisa, who owes you the whole of the few moments of enjoyment she feels at this period of anxious expectation'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1810

Country:

unknown

Time

n/a

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:

Mr Hope

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:

unknown

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

Louisa (?Hope)

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Mary Berry

Title:

Life of Madame du Deffand

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, History, Biography

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In Letters of Madame du Deffand, ed. Mary Berry, 1810

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9161

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:

428-29

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. 428-29, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9161, accessed: 19 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None