Record Number: 4531
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Frances Burney to Hester Thrale, 22 January 1781, on reading account of Thrale's apperance at court on 18 January 1781 in Pacific island-inspired costume: 'Lord, if you had seen how I smirked over the Account of your Dress in the News-papers!'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 18 Jan 1781 and 22 Jan 1781
Country:England
Timen/a
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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:Female
Date of Birth:13 Jun 1752
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
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:newspapers
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:4531
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:104
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Margaret Anne Doody, Frances Burney: The Life in the Works, (New Brunswick, NJ, 1988), p. 104, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=4531, accessed: 20 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Quotation from letter from Frances Burney to Hester Lynch Thrale, 22 January 1781, BL Egerton MS 3695, f. 35v.