Record Number: 18429
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Sir [-]] observed that he was reperusing Miss Seward's Letters, and said, what an odd fancy it was to bequeath them to Constable, enjoining their publication after her death. "There are parts", said he, "I like very well; but there is too much gall in them, especially for any one to wish to have it spread when they were in the dust'.
Century:1800-1849
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single serial unknown
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
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Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
friend of Charlotte Bury
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Letters
Genre:Letters
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:18429
Source:Charlotte Bury
Editor:A. Francis Steuart
Title:Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
Vol:II
Page:97
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The, (London, 1908), II, p. 97, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18429, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Date unclear as so many places in Bury's diary - 1815-1820