Record Number: 19838
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Pilkington reproduces her poem 'The Petition of the Birds', written for her fiance] This little poetical Essay met with more Applause than it really merited, on Account of my Youth, and was extremely acceptable to Mr [italics] Pilkington [end italics], who with the Raptures of an enamour'd Bridegroom, read it to every Person whom he thought possesst of Taste or Genius'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1725 and 31 May 1725
Country:n/a
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:1701
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:n/a
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
various listeners
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Petition of the Birds, The
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:19838
Source:Laetitia Pilkington
Editor:A.C. Elias
Title:Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington
Place of Publication:Athens GA
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:I
Page:22
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 22, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19838, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Laetitia Van Lewen was later Mrs Pilkington.