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Record Number: 10268


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Besides their own Family we met Mr Jerningham, the Poet. I have lately been reading his poems,- if [italics] his [close italics] they may be called, for he never writes 3 lines following of which one is not borrowed,-he has not a thought, a phrase, an [italics] epithet [close italics] that is not palpably stolen!- He seems a mighty delicate Gentleman, - he looks to be [italics] painted, [close italics] & is all daintification, in manner, speech and Dress.'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1780 and 29 Apr 1780

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Frances Burney

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Jun 1752

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

writer

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Jerningham

Title:

'Poems on Various Subjects' or 'Fugitive Poetical Pieces' or poems separately published.

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1778

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

10268

Source:

Print

Author:

Fanny Burney

Editor:

Betty Rizzo

Title:

The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney

Place of Publication:

London: Oxford University Press

Date of Publication:

2003

Vol:

IV

Page:

82

Additional Comments:

Letter to Susanna Elizabeth Burney from Fanny Burney dated 29 April [1780], from Bath

Citation:

Fanny Burney, Betty Rizzo (ed.), The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (London: Oxford University Press, 2003), IV, p. 82, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10268, accessed: 29 March 2024


Additional Comments:

met him in Bath

   
   
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