Record Number: 3160
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
The following paragraph, apparently cut-out from a newspaper, but without date or reference, has been lent me by Mrs Norcliffe. 'Old Maids'. A sprightly writer expresses his opinions of old maids in the folowing manner:- I am inclined to believe that many of the satirical aspersions...
Century:1800-1849
Date:15 Dec 1822
Country:England
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Place:specific address: Longton Hall, home of the Norcliffes'
location in dwelling
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:3 Apr 1791
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Heir to land and industrial property at Shibden Hall, near Halifax, Yorks. [inherits 1824]
Religion:n/a
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:'Old Maids'
Genre:Ephemera
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
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Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:3160
Source:Anne Lister
Editor:Helena Whitbread
Title:I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1988
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Page:231
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Citation:
Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread (ed.), I know my own heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister 1791-1840, (London, 1988), p. 231, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3160, accessed: 27 September 2024
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