Record Number: 9340

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mary Berry, Journal, 9 October 1812: 'Read the newspapers, which contained the extraordinary letter of Lord Cathcart announcing the great defeat of the French, and their nineteenth bulletin dated Moscow!!!'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

9 Oct 1812

Country:

England

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:

Mary Berry

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

16 Mar 1763

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Lord Cathcart

Title:

account of Battle of Borodino

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

October 1812

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9340

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:

507

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. 507, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9340, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None