Record Number: 25860
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have been reading Berkeley's paper, no. 55, in the "Guardian". There is this curious inconsistency in it, that setting out with deprecating any intention to turn argument into satire, by attributing ill designs to his opponents, the writer yet uses no argument throughout but what is derived from designs supposed of one sort or another...'
Century:1800-1849
Date:1 Aug 1847
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Leamington
Type of Experience(Reader):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:8 Feb 1819
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:art critic and social critic
Religion:Church of England (evangelical)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Guardian
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
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Source Information:
Record ID:25860
Source:John Ruskin
Editor:Joan Evans
Title:The diaries of John Ruskin
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1956
Vol:1
Page:353
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Ruskin, Joan Evans (ed.), The diaries of John Ruskin, (Oxford, 1956), 1, p. 353, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25860, accessed: 17 August 2024
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