Record Number: 19880
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I own myself very indiscreet in permitting any Man to be at an unseasonable Hour in my Bed-Chamber; but Lovers of Learning will, I am sure, pardon me, as I solemnly declare, it was the attractive Charms of a new Book,which the Gentleman would not lend me, but consented to stay till I read it through, that was the sole Motive of my detaining him' [the incident led to LP being divorced for adultery]
Century:1700-1799
Date:From: 31 Dec 1737
Country:Ireland
Timen/a
Place:city: Dublin
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:Female
Date of Birth:1708
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman's wife
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:Ireland
Country of Experience:Ireland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
read in her bedroom while its owner waited
Source Information:
Record ID:19880
Source:Laetitia Pilkington
Editor:A.C. Elias
Title:Mempirs of Laetitia Pilkington
Place of Publication:Athens GA
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:I
Page:88
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Mempirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 88, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19880, accessed: 22 December 2024
Additional Comments:
Date of birth 1708 or 1709