Record Number: 32801
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[letter: 1 January 1743]: [Joseph Andrews] contains such a surprising variety of nature, wit, morality, and good sense, as is scarcely to be met with in any one composition, and there is such a spirit of benevolence runs through the whole, as I think renders it peculiarly charming.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1742 and 1 Jan 1743
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
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:16 Dec 1717
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Classicist
Religion:Unknown
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:The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and of his Friend Mr. Abraham Adams
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32801
Source:Elizabeth Carter
Editor:Claude Rawson
Title:Henry Fielding: A Critical Anthology
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1973
Vol:n/a
Page:61
Additional Comments:
Letter from Elizabeth Carter to Catherine Talbot, 1 January 1743
Citation:
Elizabeth Carter, Claude Rawson (ed.), Henry Fielding: A Critical Anthology, (London, 1973), p. 61, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32801, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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