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Record 8033

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Having heard much of Miss Hamilton's celebrated novel of the "Modern Philosopher" we on Wed'y the 14th got it from Humphrey's Library w'ch Edw'd & I afterw'ds read out on even'gs [...] to Mrs M & were all much entertained with it.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1801 and 31 Jan 1801
Country: England
Time: evening
Place: city: Chichester
location in dwelling: at home
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
passive reactive unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reading Group:Marsh family
Age Unknown
Gender Unknown
Date of Birth 31 May 1752
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Composer / gentleman
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Wife Elizabeth and son Edward.
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: Elizabeth Hamilton
Title: Memoirs of modern philosophers
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: 3 vols. 1800-01
Provenance: Borrowed (circulating library)

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 8033  
Source - Print  
  Author: John Marsh
  Editor: Brian Robins
  Title: The Journals of John Marsh
  Place of Publication: New York
  Date of Publication: 1998
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 725-6
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: John Marsh, Brian Robins (ed.), The Journals of John Marsh (New York, 1998), p. 725-6, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8033, accessed: 28 March 2024

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