Record Number: 19898
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A short while after he went down Stairs, he sent his Compliments up, and begg'd I would lend him a Book to amuse himself till Bed-time, so being willing to cultivate the good Opinion he seem'd to have conceiv'd of me, I sent him my own Poems in Manuscript, which, pardon my Vanity, did not fail to confirm it'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:From: 1 Jan 1740
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
specific address: lodgings rented by L. Pilkington
location in dwelling: downstairs
(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:1703
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman and writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Poems]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
lent by L Pilkington
Source Information:
Record ID:19898
Source:Laetitia Pilkington
Editor:A.C. Elias
Title:Mempirs of Laetitia Pilkington
Place of Publication:Athens GA
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:I
Page:141
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Mempirs of Laetitia Pilkington, (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 141, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=19898, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
None