Record Number: 21938
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I told him, that his "Rasselas" had often made me unhappy; for it represented the misery of human life so well, and so convincingly to a thinking mind, that if at any time the impression wore off, and I felt myself easy, I began to suspect some delusion.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 20 Apr 1778
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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:29 Oct 1740
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and lawyer
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Country of Origin:Scotland
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:21938
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:966
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 966, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21938, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791