Record Number: 9449
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Joanna Baillie to Mary Berry, 24 April 1828, acknowledging receipt, the previous day, of her copy of Berry's "The Comparative View of Social Life in France and England" (vol.1): 'I have had no opportunity of reading it, part of the introduction excepted, which I liked much. It reads well, being clear and sensible, and happily expressed'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 23 Apr 1828 and 24 Apr 1828
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
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:Female
Date of Birth:11 Sep 1762
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Anglican
Country of Origin:Scotland
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:Introduction to The Comparative View of Social Life in France and England
Genre:Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsApril 1828
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:9449
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:3
Page:370
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), 3, p. 370, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9449, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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