Record Number: 9807
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet Martineau, Journal,1 October 1837: '[italics]Evening[end italics]. -- Read some of Pascal's "Pensees". They show great knowledge of men [...] they are very gloomy; but I do love these speculative writers.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:1 Oct 1837
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:12 Jun 1802
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Previously Unitarian; now agnostic
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Pensees
Genre:Other religious, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:9807
Source:Harriet Martineau
Editor:n/a
Title:Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1877
Vol:3
Page:195
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Martineau, Harriet Martineau's Autobiography with Memorials by Maria Weston Chapman, (London, 1877), 3, p. 195, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=9807, accessed: 30 September 2024
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