Record Number: 13451
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read Parr's sermon and tell me how you like it. I think it dull, with occasional passages of Eloquence. His notes are very entertaining. You will find in them a great compliment to my brother'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 30 Jun 1801
Country:England or Scotland
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:Male
Date of Birth:3 Jun 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Clergyman
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England or Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Spital Sermon'
Genre:Sermon
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13451
Source:n/a
Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:I
Page:64
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith, (Oxford, 1953), I, p. 64, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=13451, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to Francis Jeffrey