Record Number: 9050
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry, Journal, 21 August 1807 (re 20 August): 'After tea, Mr. Greathead, at my request, read to us his translation in verse of Boccaccio's "Lisabetta and her Brothers." I had heard it once before, eleven years ago, at their house in Brayanstone Street'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1796 and 31 Dec 1796
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Bryanstone Street
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:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1763
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:"Lisabetta and her Brothers" (verse translation after Boccaccio)
Genre:Fiction, Poetry, Science
Form of Text:Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:9050
Source:n/a
Editor:Lady Theresa Lewis
Title:Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1865
Vol:2
Page:320
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852 (London, 1865), 2, p. 320, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9050, accessed: 02 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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