Record Number: 18509

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Have you read Paul's Letters? Partial as I am to the author, I confess I was disappointed. I believe they are very just and well written, and profound; but they really are not very entertaining. A man of genius must feel sadly trammelled, methinks, when confined to matters of fact, especially of modern date. This book, however, is much admired by persons of taste and judgement; so, I suppose, it is my vicious inclination for high colouring that has destroyed my capacity for relishing plain sense'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

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Time

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Place:

n/a

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Mrs [-]

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

correspondent of Charlotte Bury

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[Letters]

Genre:

Letters

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18509

Source:

Print

Author:

Charlotte Bury

Editor:

A. Francis Steuart

Title:

Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1908

Vol:

II

Page:

261

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), II, p. 261, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18509, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Date of letter unclear but probably 1820 or 1821. It is unclear what the book in queston is, or whether Paul is a surname or first name.