Record Number: 19853
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Letter from Jonathan Swift, Pilkington having sent him her verses on paper - printed in a London newspaper, attributed to another, and a poem for his birthday] 'I send you your Bit of News-paper with the Verses, than which I never saw better in their Kind; I have the same Opinion of those you were pleased to write upon me, as have also some particular Friends of Genius and Taste, to whom I ventured to communicate them, who universally agree with me.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 1 Jan 1734
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Dublin
specific address: Deanery House
(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:30 Nov 1667
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman and writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Paper
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsa London newspaper
Provenanceborrowed (other)
sent by Matthew Pilkington to Laetitia, and from her to Swift
Source Information:
Record ID:19853
Source:Laetitia Pilkington
Editor:A.C. Elias
Title:Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington
Place of Publication:Athens GA
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:I
Page:47
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 47, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19853, accessed: 17 August 2024
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