Record Number: 9464
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry to Thomas Babington Macaulay, 15 October 1834: 'Have they sent you among your books "Victor Jaquemont's Letters?" they are perfectly original [...] I never knew before half so much of the life of our countrymen in India; and the author himself is so natural and unaffected a character, that I had well-night cried at his death, as if it had not been true.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1831 and 15 Oct 1834
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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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:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Letters describing a journey in India
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:9464
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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:3
Page:434
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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. 434, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9464, accessed: 09 October 2024
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