Record Number: 28031
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
J. Duncombe, of Benet College, Cambridge, to Samuel Richardson, 17 November 1751: 'I have been reading lately, with great satisfaction, the Letters of Lord Orrery on Dr Swift; and pleased myself with reflecting on the resemblance they bear to those of Cicero, in the tender expressions of his love for his children [comments further]'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 1 Nov 1751 and 17 Nov 1751
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge
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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
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Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Letters on Swift
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:28031
Source:n/a
Editor:Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Title:The Correspondence of Samuel Richardson: Selected from the Original Manuscripts, Bequeathed by him to his Family
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1804
Vol:2
Page:276
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Anna Laetitia Barbauld (ed.), The Correspondence of Samuel Richardson: Selected from the Original Manuscripts, Bequeathed by him to his Family (London, 1804), 2, p. 276, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28031, accessed: 19 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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