Record Number: 9713

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

To Miss Hunt Shirley, July 28, 1795 'We have read Mr Gisborne's book aloud ["On the duties of Man"] and all the party was extremely pleased with it.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

27 Jul 1795

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Shirley

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:

Reader:

Elizabeth Smith

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Dec 1776

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Daughter of a banker, writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

listeners present

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Thomas Gisbourne

Title:

An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Conduct books

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9713

Source:

Print

Author:

H M Bowdler

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Fragments in prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased, with some account of her life and character

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1809

Vol:

n/a

Page:

45

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

H M Bowdler, Fragments in prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased, with some account of her life and character (London, 1809), p. 45, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9713, accessed: 16 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None