Record Number: 9738
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
To Miss Hunt, July 7, 1792 'Can you find anything equal to his [Ossian's] descriptions of nature; his address to the Sun in Carthos, that to the Moon in Darthula, and the last hymn? Surely in the joy of grief and in night scenes there is nothing equal to him. I would rather read the description of one of his ghosts than of all Homer's gods. One of my greatest reasons for admiring him is that his heroes are so good [italics].'
Century:1700-1799
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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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:n/a
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:hymns
Genre:Classics, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9738
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
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Page:8
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. 8, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9738, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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