Record Number: 22838
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I myself like Smollet's Novels better than Fielding's; the perpetual Parody teizes one; - there is more Rapidity and Spirit in the Scotsman: though both of them knew the Husk of Life perfectly well - & for the Kernel - you must go to either Richardson or Rousseau'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 30 Apr 1778
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:27 Jan 1741
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
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Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Wales
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
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Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:22838
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:248
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 248, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22838, accessed: 17 August 2024
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