Record Number: 4529

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'On 2 August [1779], Charles Burney at Chessington read ... [The Witlings] aloud to a party which included [Samuel] Crisp, Crisp's sister Sophia Gast and the other Chessington ladies, and two of the Burney sisters [including Susanna].'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

2 Aug 1779

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Chessington

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Charles Burney

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

Samuel Crisp Sophia Gast Susanna Burney Sister of Susanna Burney Other ladies

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Frances Burney

Title:

The Witlings

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

4529

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

92

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Margaret Anne Doody, Frances Burney: The Life in the Works, (New Brunswick, NJ, 1988), p. 92, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4529, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None