| Evidence: | '. . . let me recommend to You, to borrow or get from the Circulating Library, "An Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber"?This book has Chance thrown in my Way since I spoke last to You . . .?My book is of the 2d Edition in 1740?Page 284 whatever may be the Page of the Book you procure.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1779 and 23 Feb 1780 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Chessington county: Surrey |
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| Reader: | Samuel Crisp |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1707 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | author |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Colley Cibber |
| Title: | Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber, Comedian |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London, 1740 2nd edn |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 7949 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Fanny Burney | |
| Editor: | Betty Rizzo | |
| Title: | The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford: Clarendon Press | |
| Date of Publication: | 2003 | |
| Vol: | IV | |
| Page: | 17 | |
| Additional comments: | in a letter from Samuel Crisp to Frances Burney headed 'Chesington Feb.23. 1780' |
| Citation: | Fanny Burney, Betty Rizzo (ed.), The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003), IV, p. 17, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=7949, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| Goes on to quote passages from the book. |
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