Record Number: 8823
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
John Playfair to Mary Berry, 8 May 1796: 'I have lately seen a posthumous work of Condorcet's; it is a very curious book, full of false views and unsound principles, mingled with truth and philosophy in a manner extremely ingenious and artful.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Jan 1796 and 8 May 1796
Country:unknown
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1748
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Academic
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unidentified posthumously-published work]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8823
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Editor:Lady Theresa Lewis
Title:Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1865
Vol:2
Page:7
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 2, p. 7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8823, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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