Record Number: 9742
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'At other times we studied Shakespeare, Milton and some other English poets as well as some of the Italians. We took long walks and often drew from nature. We read with great attention the whole of the New Testament, Secker's lectures on the Catechism and several other books on the same important subjects.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:unknown
Country:England
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:Dec 1776
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Daughter of a banker, writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
With Miss Bowdler
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[poems]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9742
Source:H M Bowdler
Editor:n/a
Title:Fragments in Prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased with some account of her life and character
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1809
Vol:n/a
Page:30-1
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
H M Bowdler, Fragments in Prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased with some account of her life and character, (London, 1809), p. 30-1, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9742, accessed: 02 December 2024
Additional Comments:
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