Record Number: 9322
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 27 September 1794: 'I was diverted a few days ago by a paragraph in the "True Briton", which, supposing that the Prince [of Wales] is to reside at Hampton Court, said that, as there is a theatre and tennis court in the Palace, Twickenham will not want a succession of company, even when the [italics]venerable[end italics] Earl of Orford [i.e. Walpole] shall be no more. I little thought I was as attractive as a theatre or a tennis court, or served in lieu of them.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Sep 1794 and 27 Sep 1794
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
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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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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The True Briton
Genre:Reference / General works, Court and Social
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication DetailsSeptember 1794
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Source Information:
Record ID:9322
Source: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:1
Page:439
Additional Comments:
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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. 439, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9322, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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