Record Number: 8206
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Queen Caroline's discovery of the poetry of Stephen Duck, as recorded by Joseph Spence in 'A Full and Authentick Account of Stephen Duck' (1731): '"the QUEEN [...] upon seeing his Pieces, and the Genius that appear'd through them [...] resolv'd immediately to take him out of his Obscurity, and the Difficulties he had labour'd under"' (p.14).
Century:1700-1799
Date:unknown
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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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Queen of England
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:poems
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Unknown
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8206
Source:David Vincent
Editor:n/a
Title:Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working Class Autobiography
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1981
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Page:32
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
David Vincent, Bread, Knowledge and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century Working Class Autobiography (London, 1981), p. 32, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8206, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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