Record Number: 18471
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am now labouring very hard at "Patronage", which, I must honestly confess, is the greatest lump of cold lead I ever attempted to swallow. Truth, nature, life, and sense, there is, I dare say, in abundance, but I cannot discover a particle of imagination, taste, wit, or sensibility; and without these latter qualities, I never could feel much pleasure in any book. In a novel especially, such materials are expected, and, if not found, it is exceedingly disappointing to be made to pick a dry bone, when one thinks one is going to enjoy a piece of honeycomb'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1782
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:author
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Patronage
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18471
Source:Charlotte Bury
Editor:A. Francis Steuart
Title:Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
Vol:2
Page:176
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The, (London, 1908), 2, p. 176, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18471, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter is undated and chronology is unclear - it appears in the diary after the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817 but refers to two 1814 novels
