Record Number: 13473
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'It was my intention to review Ferriar's "Theory of Apparitions"; but it is such a null, frivolous book, that it is impossible to take any notice of it'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 18 Aug 1813
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Heslington
county: Yorkshire
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:3 Jun 1771
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Clergyman
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: Title:Essay Towards a Theory of Apparitions
Genre:Philosophy, Astrology / alchemy / occult
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:13473
Source:n/a
Editor:Nowell C. Smith
Title:The Letters of Sydney Smith
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1953
Vol:I
Page:239
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Nowell C. Smith (ed.), The Letters of Sydney Smith (Oxford, 1953), I, p. 239, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=13473, accessed: 18 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to J. A. Murray