Evidence: | '[EDITOR'S WORDS] The author, directed by her learned friends, was indefatigable in collecting documents and procuring materials for an authentic work. Through the medium of translation, she had been conversant with the best historians, annalists, poets, and orators of ancient Rome; and she was guided by the most esteemed modern writers on the subject of antiquities, laws, and usages'. [in writing her "Memoirs of Agrippina"] |
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Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1804 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
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Reader: | Elizabeth Hamilton |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 25 Jul 1758 |
Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
Occupation: | writer |
Religion: | Episcopalian |
Country of origin: | Ireland |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | [n/a] |
Title: | [modern works on Classical subjects] |
Genre: | History |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 20990 | |
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Author: | Elizabeth Hamilton | |
Editor: | Elizabeth Benger | |
Title: | Memoirs of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, with a selection from her correspondence, and other unpublished writings | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1818 | |
Vol: | I | |
Page: | 161 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Elizabeth Hamilton, Elizabeth Benger (ed.), Memoirs of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, with a selection from her correspondence, and other unpublished writings (London, 1818), I, p. 161, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20990, accessed: 20 April 2024 |
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