Record Number: 9250
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 16 October 1790, on concerns for her and her family's safety on return from travels in Europe: 'I saw in yesterday's newspaper that two hoys had been lost off Plymouth on Tuesday night. You, I believe, know how affection's imagination travels on such an occasion!'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 15 Oct 1790 and 16 Oct 1790
Country:England
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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:Male
Date of Birth:24 Sep 1717
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:newspaper report of shipwreck
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
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Source Information:
Record ID:9250
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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:1
Page:232
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Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry, from the year 1783 to 1852, (London, 1865), 1, p. 232, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9250, accessed: 28 September 2024
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