Record Number: 9157

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

John Playfair to Mary Berry, 22 September 1810, in response to her edition of the Letters of Madame du Deffand, received three days previously: 'The preface is excellent, very well written and very judicious. The notes bespeak that great familiarity with the characters and persons who figure in the book, whch cannot be acquired by reading [...] I find a great deal of amusement and interest in the few letters I have yet read'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 19 Sep 1810 and 22 Sep 1810

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

John Playfair

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

10 Mar 1748

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Scientist/Academic

Religion:

Church of Scotland

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Mary Berry

Title:

Preface and notes to Letters of Madame du Deffand

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

In Letters of Madame du Deffand, ed. Mary Berry, 1810

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9157

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Lady Theresa Lewis

Title:

Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1865

Vol:

2

Page:

427

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 2, p. 427, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9157, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None