Record Number: 28250
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 28 November 1763:] 'I have been reading French books lately that represent us as a nation of infidels. The specimens we most commonly send abroad, and the books they most commonly get from hence, give too much colour to this most injurious and abominable opinion.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Nov 1763 and 28 Nov 1763
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:21 May 1721
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:'French books'
Genre:Other religious, Essays / Criticism, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:28250
Source:n/a
Editor:Montagu Pennington
Title:A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1809
Vol:3
Page:80-81
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Montagu Pennington (ed.), A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787, (London, 1809), 3, p. 80-81, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28250, accessed: 28 September 2024
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