Record Number: 5356
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Read Armata, said to be Lord Erskine's, very unworthy of his name 'tho his politics are displayed which are pretty nearly my opinions and I should therefore be more inclined to judge favourably. The allegory [...] is not well kept up, but degennerates into matter of fact [...]'
Century:1800-1849
Date:23 Aug 1818
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:location in dwelling: home
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:1762
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:Rector and J.P
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Armata, a Fragment
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5356
Source:Benjamin Newton
Editor:C.P. Fendall
Title:The Dairy of Benjamin Newton, Rector of Wath, 1816-1819
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1933
Vol:n/a
Page:214-215
Additional Comments:
and ed. E.A.Crutchley
Citation:
Benjamin Newton, C.P. Fendall (ed.), The Dairy of Benjamin Newton, Rector of Wath, 1816-1819 (Cambridge, 1933), p. 214-215, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=5356, accessed: 02 October 2023
Additional Comments:
None