Record Number: 13445
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am glad you were pleased with Clery. As I have succeeded in one recommendation, I will take the liberty of making another, and advise you to buy Count Rumford's Essays, and to read that in particular which treats of the food of the poor. The amazingly small expence at which they can be fed is really surprising'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 21 Oct 1798
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
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Religion:n/a
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: Title:Journal
Genre:Autobiog / Diary
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:13445
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Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:I
Page:28
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith, (Oxford, 1953), I, p. 28, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13445, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter from Sydney Smith to Mrs Beach