Evidence: | 'I am always glad when a clever book has been written; not only because it pleases me, but because it is a new triumph for Brains. I have had very great pleasure in reading the stories; it is very difficult to say what they are made of, but they are very agreeable, and I beg for more. There is only one I dislike, it is too inocent for me - and yet I consider myself a very innocent person. I never read any stories which had so much the manners and conversation of real life; all aim at it, none have ever succeeded so well. I always write to everybody who publishes a book that gives me pleasure - so excuse me and believe me, dear Lady Dacre, ever sincerely yours...' |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1833 and 6 Feb 1833 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Taunton county: Devon specific address: Combe Florey |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Sydney Smith |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 3 Jun 1771 |
Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
Occupation: | writer and clergyman |
Religion: | Christian |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | (ed.) Lady Dacre |
Title: | Recollections of a Chaperon |
Genre: | Fiction |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 13057 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Nowell C. Smith | |
Title: | The Letters of Sydney Smith | |
Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
Date of Publication: | 1953 | |
Vol: | II | |
Page: | 573 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith (Oxford, 1953), II, p. 573, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=13057, accessed: 26 April 2024 |
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