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Record Number: 16687


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Dear Madam, Accept my best thanks for the copy of "Rienzi", and allow me to assure you that it has not been thrown away, for, as [Rev William] Harness can bear witness, I can repeat long passages of it by heart. I have now the pleasure of forwarding to you the volumes I mentioned...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Until: 20 Oct 1828

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: London
specific address: 72 Welbeck St, Cavendish Square

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Alexander Dyce

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

30 Jun 1798

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

dramatic editor and literary historian

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Mary Russell Mitford

Title:

Rienzi

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned
sent by author


Source Information:

Record ID:

16687

Source:

Print

Author:

A.G. L'Estrange

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1882

Vol:

1

Page:

181

Additional Comments:

Letter from Alexander Dyce to Miss Mitford, London, October 20, 1828

Citation:

A.G. L'Estrange, The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford (London, 1882), 1, p. 181, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=16687, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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