Record Number: 13087
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I think I have already mentioned to you the Life of Ld Eldon by Horace Twiss. It is not badly done, and I think it would very much amuse Ld Grey as it is the history almost of his times. He seems (Lord Eldon) to have been a cunning canting old Rogue whose object was to make all the money he [could] by office at any expence of the public happiness'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 17 Jul 1844
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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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:Clergyman and writer
Religion:Christian
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:Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:13087
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Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:II
Page:840
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith, (Oxford, 1953), II, p. 840, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13087, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to Lady Grey.