Record Number: 13052
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I quite agree about Napier's book. I did not think that any man would venture to write so true, bold and honest a book; it gave me a high idea of his understanding, and makes me very anxious about his [italics]caractere[end italics].'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 31 Oct 1829
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Taunton
county: Devon
specific address: Combe Florey
(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:3 Jun 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:writer and clergyman
Religion:Christian
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:William Francis Patrick Napier
Title:History of the Peninsular War
Genre:History
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13052
Source:n/a
Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:II
Page:505
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith, (Oxford, 1953), II, p. 505, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13052, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to N. Fazakerly