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Record 27153

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
William Gifford to John Murray, 29 September 1815: 'I have read "Pride and Prejudice [italics]again[end italics] -- 'tis very good -- wretchedly printed, and so pointed as to be almost un-intelligible. make no apology for sending me anything to read or revise. I am always happy to do either, in the thought that I may be useful to you.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Sep 1815 and 29 Sep 1815
Country: n/a
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
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

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Wiliam Gifford
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1757
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Writer
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: n/a
Country of experience: n/a
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Jane Austen
Title: Pride and Prejudice
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: Published by Egerton
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 27153  
Source - Print  
  Author: Samuel Smiles
  Editor: n/a
  Title: A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1891
  Vol: 1
  Page: 282
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 1, p. 282, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27153, accessed: 24 April 2024

Additional comments:

Copy of text sent to Gifford by Murray, to help him decide whether to publish author's Emma; see p.282.

 

 

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