Record Number: 13234
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have now read three volumes of Madame de Sevigne - with a conviction that her letters are very much overpraised. Mr Thomas Grenville says he has made seven vigorous attacks on Madame de Sevigne and been as often repulsed'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 25 Sep 1816
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Yorkshire
Type of Experience(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:Male
Date of Birth:3 Jun 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Clergyman
Religion:Christian
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author:Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sevigne
Title:[Letters]
Genre:Autobiog / Diary, Letters
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
present from lady Holland
Source Information:
Record ID:13234
Source:n/a
Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:I
Page:264
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith (Oxford, 1953), I, p. 264, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13234, accessed: 28 March 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to Lady Holland