Record Number: 10289

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'No work of fiction could be read unless approved by their mother* ... [footnote] * An exception was made in the case of Fanny Burney's third novel, Camilla. "I've got leave!' Princess Elizabeth told the author in great excitement, 'and Mamma says she won't wait to read it first!"'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

unknown

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Princess Elizabeth

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1770

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Daughter of monarch

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

Daughter of George III

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Fanny Burney

Title:

Camilla

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

10289

Source:

Print

Author:

Christopher Hibbert

Editor:

n/a

Title:

George III: a personal history

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1999

Vol:

n/a

Page:

377

Additional Comments:

quoting d'Arblay, Madame [Fanny Burney] Diary and letters of Madame d'Arblay,(1778-1840) ed. Charlotte Barrett, London 1905, ii,p. 72.

Citation:

Christopher Hibbert, George III: a personal history, (London, 1999), p. 377, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=10289, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None