Record Number: 27840

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Account of Mary Robinson's deathbed, from the 'Continuation by a Friend' of her memoirs: 'Pressing to her heart her daughter [...] she held her head for some minutes clasped against her bosom [...] "[italics]Poor heart[end italics]!" murmured she, in a deep and stifled tone, "[italics]what will become of thee[end italics]!" She paused some moments, and at length, struggling to assume more composure, desired in a calmer voice, that some one would read to her. Throughout the remainder of the evening, she continued placidly and even cheerfully attentive to the person who read.'

Century:

1700-1799, 1800-1849

Date:

unknown

Country:

n/a

Time

evening

Place:

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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:

Listener:

Mary Robinson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

27 Nov 1758

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

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:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

n/a

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27840

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

M. J. Levy

Title:

Perdita. The Memoirs of Mary Robinson

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1994

Vol:

n/a

Page:

151

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

M. J. Levy (ed.), Perdita. The Memoirs of Mary Robinson (London, 1994), p. 151, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27840, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None