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Record 5453

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'The book is one huge mass of entertainment from beginning to end - And written in such an unaffected spirit of Christian charity...'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 20 Nov 1806
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: location in dwelling: home
   
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:Sarah Harriet Burney
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 29 Aug 1772
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: governess
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

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Hester Lynch Piozzi
Title: Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of...
Genre: Geography / Travel
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 5453  
Source - Print  
  Author: Sarah Harriet Burney
  Editor: Lorna J. Clark
  Title: The Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney
  Place of Publication: Athens, London
  Date of Publication: 1997
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 73-74
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Sarah Harriet Burney, Lorna J. Clark (ed.), The Letters of Sarah Harriet Burney (Athens, London, 1997), p. 73-74, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=5453, accessed: 19 April 2024

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