Record Number: 23257

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Bruce of Abyssinia has been greatly ridiculed, particularly for trying to make the World believe that the people in Abyssinia eat cuts from the live Beast; yet Mr Coxe & I found the same thing in an old Book of Travels here at Brighthelmston the other day'.

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Until: 13 Aug 1780

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Brighthelmstone - ie Brighton

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

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Hester Lynch Thrale

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

27 Jan 1741

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Wales

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[a book of travels dealing with Abyssinia]

Genre:

Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23257

Source:

Print

Author:

Hester Lynch Thrale

Editor:

Katharine C. Balderston

Title:

Thraliana

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1951

Vol:

I

Page:

453

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Hester Lynch Thrale, Katharine C. Balderston (ed.), Thraliana (Oxford, 1951), I, p. 453, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=23257, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

read with Mr Coxe