Record Number: 9318
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 23 November 1793, on meeting Edward Jerningham ('the Charming Man') at a gathering at the home of their friend Anne Damer the previous evening: 'I congratulated the Charming highly on the success of his tragedy ["The Siege of Berwick", which opened 13 November at Covent Garden], and on his prologue, which I had seen in the papers and like'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 13 Nov 1793 and 23 Nov 1793
Country:England
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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:24 Sep 1717
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
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:Prologue to The Siege of Berwick
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
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Source Information:
Record ID:9318
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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:1
Page:418
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), 1, p. 418, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9318, accessed: 12 October 2024
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