| Evidence: | 'I am reading "Clarissa Harlowe" with all the pleasure in the world…It is the cleverest book in some ways that can be imagined; and deals with so many absorbing problems from different points of view….' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 12 Sep 1877 | ||||||||||
| Country: | France | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Grez county: Seine-et-Marne (I think), France |
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| Reader: | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 13 Nov 1850 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Uncommitted |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | France |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Samuel Richardson |
| Title: | Clarissa: or The History of a Young Lady. |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | First published 1748 (for 1747) -1749, 8 vols; edition RLS read not indicated. |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 27352 | |
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| Author: | Robert Louis Stevenson | |
| Editor: | Bradford A. Booth | |
| Title: | The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, April 1874-July 1879 | |
| Place of Publication: | New Haven and London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1994 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 221 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter 482, To his Mother, [12 September 1877], [Grez]. Co-editor Ernest Mehew. The foregoing material in square brackets has been added by the editors. |
| Citation: | Robert Louis Stevenson, Bradford A. Booth (ed.), The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, April 1874-July 1879 (New Haven and London, 1994), 2, p. 221, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27352, accessed: 16 April 2024 | |
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