Record Number: 7034
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I am so fatigued with poring over a German book, I scarcely can collect my thoughts or even spell English words.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Sep 1789 and 30 Sep 1789
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:27 Apr 1759
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:governess then writer
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author:[probably] Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
Title:[probably] Moralisches Elementarbuch
Genre:Other religious, Children's Lit, Conduct books
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsin German
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:7034
Source:Mary Wollstonecraft
Editor:Ralph M. Wardle
Title:Collected Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft
Place of Publication:New York
Date of Publication:1979
Vol:n/a
Page:184
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Mary Wollstonecraft, Ralph M. Wardle (ed.), Collected Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft (New York, 1979), p. 184, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=7034, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter from Mary Wollstonecraft to George Blood, Sep 1789; MW was translating this volume