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Record Number: 16683


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'P.S. - I have seen no public notice of your book, except the advertisement a fortnight since.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 May 1824 and 19 May 1824

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Eleanor Anne Franklin

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

14 Jul 1795

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Author

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

nee Porden



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Advertisement for Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery

Genre:

advertisement

Form of Text:

Print: Advertisement

Publication Details

1824

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

16683

Source:

Print

Author:

A.G. L'Estrange

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1882

Vol:

1

Page:

155

Additional Comments:

Letter from Mrs Franklin (nee Eleanor Anne Porden) to Miss Mitford, from Devonshire Street, May 19, 1824

Citation:

A.G. L'Estrange, The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford, (London, 1882), 1, p. 155, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=16683, accessed: 21 October 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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