Record Number: 485
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Made an end of 'The Unniversall Passion'... 'Tis exceeding seveer, 'tis all satir[e] but mighty pretty and too just. He is grown a favouritt Author of mine. I am not content with once reading it, but design to bye it.
Century:1700-1799
Date:23 Jul 1728
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Wandsworth, nr London
location in dwelling: home
(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:22 Jan 1697
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:sister of George, 7th Baronet Savile, Lord of Rufford, from whom she gained an allowance
Religion:Protestant
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 Universal Passion
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
Source Information:
Record ID:485
Source:Gertrude Savile
Editor:Alan Saville
Title:Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757
Place of Publication:Nottingham
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:n/a
Page:125
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Gertrude Savile, Alan Saville (ed.), Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757, (Nottingham, 1997), p. 125, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=485, accessed: 17 August 2024
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