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Record Number: 3584


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

" I read to my beloved no 97 of the Rambler written by Richardson, author of those inimitable books Pamela, Clarissa and Sir Charles Grandison."

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

1 Feb 1788

Country:

Wales

Time

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Lady Eleanor Butler

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1745

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Ireland

Country of Experience:

Wales

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

friend


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Samuel Richardson

Title:

The Rambler

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

no 97 of the Rambler

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

3584

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Elizabeth Mavor

Title:

A Year with the Ladies of Llangollen

Place of Publication:

Harmondsworth

Date of Publication:

1986

Vol:

n/a

Page:

40

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Elizabeth Mavor (ed.), A Year with the Ladies of Llangollen, (Harmondsworth, 1986), p. 40, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3584, accessed: 22 November 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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