Record Number: 27964
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[William] Godwin, no mean judge of a novel's excellence, could not help lamenting the fewness of [Elizabeth Inchbald's] productions. On reading the MS. of "Nature and Art," he wrote to her: "It seems to me that the drama puts shackles upon you, and that the compression it requires prevents your genius from expanding itself."'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1790 and 31 Dec 1791
Country:England
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Place:n/a
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:Male
Date of Birth:1756
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Nature and Art
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27964
Source:Julia Kavanagh
Editor:n/a
Title:English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1863
Vol:2
Page:19
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches, (London, 1863), 2, p. 19, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27964, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Inchbald was also an actress and dramatist.