Switch to English Switch to French

The Open University  |   Study at the OU  |   About the OU  |   Research at the OU  |   Search the OU

Listen to this page  |   Accessibility

the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

Reading Experience Database UK Historical image of readers
  RED International Logo

RED Australia logo


RED Canada logo
RED Netherlands logo
RED New Zealand logo

Listings for Author:  

Lord Orrery

 

Click here to select all entries:

 


  

Lord Orrery : Letters on Swift

J. Duncombe, of Benet College, Cambridge, to Samuel Richardson, 17 November 1751: 'I have been reading lately, with great satisfaction, the Letters of Lord Orrery on Dr Swift; and pleased myself with reflecting on the resemblance they bear to those of Cicero, in the tender expressions of his love for his children [comments further]'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: J. Duncombe      Print: Book

 

Click here to select all entries:

 

   
   
Green Turtle Web Design