Record Number: 4528
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Charles Burney on his first reading of Frances Burney, "Evelina": 'I perused the first Vol. with fear and trembling, not supposing she wd disgrace her parentage, but not having the least idea that without ... knowledge of the world, she cd write a book worth reading. The dedication to myself ... brought tears to my eyes, and [I] found so much good sense & good writing in the Letters of Mr. Villiers, that ... I hastn'd to tell her... that I had read part of the book with such pleasure, that instead of being angry, I congratulated her on being able to write so well ...'
Century:1700-1799
Date:1778
Country:England
Timen/a
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:7 Apr 1726
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer/Composer
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:Evelina; or, A Young Lady's Entrance into the World
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Details1778
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4528
Source:Margaret Anne Doody
Editor:n/a
Title:Frances Burney: The Life in the Works
Place of Publication:New Brunswick, NJ
Date of Publication:1988
Vol:n/a
Page:39
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Margaret Anne Doody, Frances Burney: The Life in the Works, (New Brunswick, NJ, 1988), p. 39, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4528, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Quotation from Charles Burney, Fragmentary Memoir, Berg MS, 'Collection of Miscellaneous Holographs,' folder 3, 'Memoranda No. 5'.
