Record Number: 9728
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
To Miss Hunt, December 12 1792 'The "Lusiad" I never read. It was Middleton's "Life of Cicero" that I meant. I was not tired with its length because the chief of its contents were new to me. I have lately undertaken Smollet's "History of England", but must leave it in the middle.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Dec 1792 and 12 Dec 1792
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Piercefield
location in dwelling: Family home
(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:Dec 1776
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Daugher of a banker, writer
Religion:unknown
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:History of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Genre:Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon, 1744
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9728
Source: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:17-9
Additional Comments:
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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. 17-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9728, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
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