Record Number: 23162
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[Miss Sophia Pitches] died of a Disorder common enough to Young Women the desire of Beauty; She had I fancy taken Quack Med'cines to prevent growing fat, or perhaps to repress Appetite, I have seen strange Stuff advertised in Ladies Memorandum books for such vile purposes, & the Pitches Girls were mightly likely to be dabblers in 'em'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 31 Jul 1779
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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: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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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[ladies memorandum books]
Genre:Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
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Source Information:
Record ID:23162
Source:Hester Lynch Thrale
Editor:Katharine C. Balderston
Title:Thraliana
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1951
Vol:I
Page:393
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana, (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 393, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23162, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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