Record Number: 16900
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I have just finished Cloudesley - the interest is inexpressibly absorbing - there is a truth and majesty in the delineation of the passions, and a simplicity and grace in the style different from the present day - and striking one as one reads as how infinitely superior' [Letter to Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley - Mary's publishers]
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 4 Mar 1830 and 11 Mar 1830
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: 33 Somerset St
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(Listener):
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:3 Mar 1756
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:author
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cloudesley
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:16900
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Editor:Betty T. Bennett
Title:The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Place of Publication:Baltimore / London
Date of Publication:1983
Vol:II
Page:105
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Betty T. Bennett (ed.), The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Baltimore / London, 1983), II, p. 105, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=16900, accessed: 29 March 2024
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