Record Number: 28039

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, in response to Carter's attack on the perceived misogyny of Richardson's 'Rambler' essay: 'Fie upon you! indeed I see no harm in that poor Paper, and must own myself particularly fond of it. He does not pretend to give a scheme (not an entire scheme) of female education, only to say how when well educated they should behave, in opposition to the racketing life of the Ranelagh-education misses of these our days. Do read it over again a little candidly. How can you imagine that the author of Clarissa has not an idea enough of what women may be, and ought to be?'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1751 and 16 Mar 1751

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Catherine Talbot

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

21 May 1721

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

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:

Samuel Richardson

Title:

'Rambler' [essay]

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, Education

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

Source ed. identifies text as probably Rambler no.97

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

28039

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Montagu Pennington

Title:

A Series of Letters Between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1809

Vol:

2

Page:

16

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Montagu Pennington (ed.), A Series of Letters Between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787 (London, 1809), 2, p. 16, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28039, accessed: 19 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

See pp.12-13 in source for Carter's initial response to text.