Record Number: 9339

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mary Berry, Journal, 26 June 1812: 'We dined with the Princess [of Wales] at Kensington. The company: Lady C. Lindsay, Lady C. Campbell, Mr. Lewis, Sir H. and Lady Davy, Sir J. Mackintosh, Sir H. Englefield, Mrs. and Miss Pole, Lord Glenbervie and Campbell the poet, who was to read his first discourse upon Poetry, which he had delivered at the Institution; he did so during that evening with very good effect [...] Poor Lewis was in a very bad humour, and did not know where to hide his head during the reading, so he pretended to be sleeping.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

26 Jun 1812

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London

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:

Thomas Campbell

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

27 Jul 1777

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

Church of Scotland

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

England

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

Princess [of Wales] Mary Berry Agnes Berry Lady C. Lindsay Lady C. Campbell Mr [?Matthew] Lewis Sir H. and Lady Davy Sir J. Mackintosh Sir H. Englefield Mrs and Miss Pole Lord Glenbervie

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Campbell

Title:

First discourse upon Poetry

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9339

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:

502

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. 502, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9339, accessed: 25 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None