Record Number: 28276
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Elizabeth Carter to Catherine Talbot, 26 July 1768, following expressions of concern over illness of Talbot's stepfather Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury:] 'Since I wrote the above, a gentleman called here and mentioned his having read in Sunday night's paper that his Grace was attended by four physicians; I feel greatly alarmed about it: a line to relieve me, pray.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 18 Jul 1768 and 26 Jul 1768
Country:England
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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:Unknown/NA
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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:report of illness of Archbishop of Canterbury
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:28276
Source: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:3
Page:168
Additional Comments:
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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), 3, p. 168, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=28276, accessed: 26 April 2024
Additional Comments:
Secker died within a few days of Carter's writing.
