Record Number: 22853

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'[when Mrs Thrale was a child] The Duchess of Leeds likewise took an odd Delight in my excellent company, used to send her chair for me & set me to read Milton I remember sometimes to Lord Godolphin sometimes to Mr Garrick who used often to be there & Mr Quin'.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 31 Dec 1751

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Hester Lynch Salusbury

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

27 Jan 1741

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Wales

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

sometimes David Garrick, sometimes Lord Godolphin, sometimes Mr Quin

Additional Comments:

later Mrs Thrale

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Text Being Read:

Author:

John Milton

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ
read at the home of the Duchess of Leeds

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Source Information:

Record ID:

22853

Source:

Print

Author:

Hester Lynch Thrale

Editor:

Katharine C. Balderston

Title:

Thraliana

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1951

Vol:

I

Page:

286

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 286, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=22853, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None