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Record Number: 10965


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Read the last play in the Series on the passions. The subject of it is Hatred. It is a tragedy & the title is De Montfort. There is one rather curious mistake in this play. In act I sc. 2 De Montfort says [...quotes several lines of text]. In act 3 sc. I De Montfort says again [...again quotes] [De Montfort forgets name of a character twice]'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

3 Mar 1800

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Sheffield

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:

Joseph Hunter

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

6 Feb 1783

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

apprentice

Religion:

Presbyterian

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:

Joanna Baillie

Title:

A Series of Plays In Which It is Attempted to Deli

Genre:

Drama

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

borrowed (other)


Source Information:

Record ID:

10965

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Joseph Hunter

Title:

Fragment of a Journal

Location:

British Library

Call No:

Add 24, 880

Page/Folio:

10

Citation:

Joseph Hunter, Fragment of a Journal British Library, p. Add 24, 880, p. 10, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=10965, accessed: 18 April 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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