Record Number: 503
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Slept in the chair - knew not what to do with myself. Read a New Tragidy in Maniscript that has not been acted; the story of the first Brutus that putt his 2 sons to death.
Century:1700-1799
Date:23 Sep 1728
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: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:'Brutus' OR 'A Tragedy'
Genre:Drama
Form of Text:Manuscript: Codex
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:503
Source:Gertrude Savile
Editor:Alan Saville
Title:Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757
Place of Publication:n/a
Date of Publication:1997
Vol:n/a
Page:138
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Gertrude Savile, Alan Saville (ed.), Secret Comment: The Diaries of Gertrude Savile, 1721-1757, (1997), p. 138, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=503, accessed: 15 January 2025
Additional Comments:
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