Record Number: 9424
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry, Journal, 21 August 1814: 'I read "Swift's Life" in the new edition of his works by Walter Scott. It does not appear to me that there is much that is new.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:21 Aug 1814
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Female
Date of Birth:16 Mar 1763
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:England
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:Life of Jonathan Swift
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsIn Works of Jonathan Swift, ed. Walter Scott
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9424
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:3
Page:34
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), 3, p. 34, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9424, accessed: 04 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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