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Record Number: 23184


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Of all the People I ever heard read Verse in my whole Life the best, the most perfect reader is the Bishop of Peterboro'.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 20 Jun 1780

Country:

England

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:

John Hinchcliffe

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1731

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Bishop

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Hester Lynch Thrale


Additional Comments:

Bishop of Peterborough



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[poetry]

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

23184

Source:

Print

Author:

Hester Lynch Thrale

Editor:

Katharine C. Balderston

Title:

Thraliana

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1951

Vol:

I

Page:

439

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 439, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=23184, accessed: 28 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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