| Evidence: | William Blackwood to John Murray (May 1817):
'What a treat you have given to Mrs. B. and me in "Riley"! I never read anything so affecting and interesting. We cried over it yesterday like children. Surprising and almost incredible as the events are, yet there is a verity and touching simplicity, with a natural eloquence of language, which have perhaps never been surpassed. Our philosophers laugh at religious feeling, but if it were no more than a matter of taste, if they thought justly, they would acknowledge its power.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 30 Apr 1817 and 31 May 1817 | ||||||||||
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| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reading Group: | William and Mrs Blackwood |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Bookseller and wife |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Captain Riley |
| Title: | The Authentic Narrative of the loss of the American Brig Commerce, on the Western Coast of Africa, with the sufferings of her surviving Officers and Crew |
| Genre: | Other religious, Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Published by John Murray, 1817 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 27317 | |
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| 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: | 2 | |
| Page: | 28-29 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 2, p. 28-29, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27317, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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