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Record Number: 22487


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Some body shewed my Mother the Verses written by Moses Franks upon Mrs Pitt bathing at Brighthelmstone - These says She were written by Moses [italics] uninspired [end italics]'.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 30 Nov 1776

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Hester Maria Salusbury

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:

mother of Mrs Thrale



Text Being Read:

Author:

Moses Franks

Title:

[verses on Mrs Pitt bathing]

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

22487

Source:

Print

Author:

Hester Lynch Thrale

Editor:

Katharine C. Balderston

Title:

Thraliana

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1951

Vol:

I

Page:

6

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 6, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=22487, accessed: 29 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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