Record Number: 25195
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Southey to Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, 24 August 1797: '...tis in the translation of the huge romance Cleopatra by a Robert Loveday, who from the recommendatory verses prefixd to his book seems to have possessed more celebrity than diffidence.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 24 Aug 1797
Country:unknown
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(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:12 Aug 1774
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer and lawyer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Cléopâtre
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25195
Source - Manuscript:Other
Author:"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 251. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 29 April 2009. ,
Citation:"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 251. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 29 April 2009. , http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=25195, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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