Record Number: 27958

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'"Evelina" fascinated everyone. Burke began it one morning at seven, and sat up all night to finish it. Sir Joshua Reynolds did as much on a day when he had no time to spare, and declared he would give fifty pounds to know the author.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1778 and 31 Dec 1778

Country:

n/a

Time

morning
night

Place:

n/a

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:

Edmund Burke

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1729

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer / politician

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Frances Burney

Title:

Evelina, or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

January 1778

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27958

Source:

Print

Author:

Julia Kavanagh

Editor:

n/a

Title:

English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1863

Vol:

1

Page:

89

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches, (London, 1863), 1, p. 89, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27958, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None