Record Number: 9711

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

To Miss Hunt Shirley, July 28, 1795 'I have just finished Clarendon's "History of the rebellion", which Miss Bowdler long ago desired me to read. It is extremely interesting and instructive.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jul 1795 and 28 Jul 1795

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Shirley

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:

Elizabeth Smith

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Dec 1776

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Daughter of a banker, writer

Religion:

n/a

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:

Edward Hyde Clarendon

Title:

History of the Rebellion and civil wars in England

Genre:

History

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9711

Source:

Print

Author:

H M Bowdler

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Fragments in prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased, with some account of her life and character

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1809

Vol:

n/a

Page:

44-5

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

H M Bowdler, Fragments in prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased, with some account of her life and character, (London, 1809), p. 44-5, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9711, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None