| Evidence: | 'In a short time after, I procured the "Life of Susan Hopley", and felt disappointed at finding it to be a work of fiction.' [However, Ashford was inspired by this work to write her own life story] |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jul 1842 and 31 Dec 1844 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Mary Ann Ashford |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 30 Oct 1787 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | wife of shoemaker |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Catherine Crowe |
| Title: | Susan Hopley; or the Adventures of a Maid Servant |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book, Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 17004 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Mary Ann Ashford | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Life of a Licensed Victualler's Daughter | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1844 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | iv | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Mary Ann Ashford, Life of a Licensed Victualler's Daughter (London, 1844), p. iv, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=17004, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| Unsure if Ashford read the original three decker novel written by Catherine Crowe, or the very popular plagiarised cheap serial written by Thomas Peckett Prest. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)