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Record Number: 4199


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

?Charlotte cordials me twice a day with Cecilia, which she reads charmingly, and which entertains me as much at the third reading as it did at the first.?

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

1805

Country:

Ireland

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 reactive unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Listener:

Maria Edgeworth

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

1767

Socio-Economic Group:

Gentry

Occupation:

Writer and governess

Religion:

Christian (Church of England)

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Ireland

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Fanny Burney

Title:

Cecilia

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

1782

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

4199

Source:

Print

Author:

Maria Edgeworth

Editor:

Augustus J C Hare

Title:

The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth

Place of Publication:

London, Edward Arnold

Date of Publication:

1894 (2 vols)

Vol:

1

Page:

142

Additional Comments:

Letter to Charlotte Sneyd (4/5/1805).

Citation:

Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J C Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth (London, Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 142, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=4199, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

Maria Edgeworth had already read Cecilia twice before.

   
   
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