Record Number: 5988
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'On 9 April 1792 Anna Margaretta Larpent rose at 7.30, a little earlier than her usual, "spent some time", as she described it, '"n self examination", and then read two chapters of that blistering critique of the British constitution, Thomas Paine's "Rights of Man", before sitting down to breakfast.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:9 Apr 1792
Country:England
Timemorning: before breakfast
Place:n/a
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:Female
Date of Birth:1758
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Diplomat's daughter and civil servant's wife
Religion:unknown
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:Rights of man
Genre:Politics, Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:5988
Source:John Brewer
Editor:James Raven
Title:The practice and representation of reading in England, essay entitled 'Reconstructing the reader'
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Date of Publication:1996
Vol:n/a
Page:229
Additional Comments:
Editors James Raven, Helen Small and Naomi Tadmor.
Citation:
John Brewer, James Raven (ed.), The practice and representation of reading in England, essay entitled 'Reconstructing the reader' (Cambridge, 1996), p. 229, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=5988, accessed: 28 September 2023
Additional Comments:
Brewer gets his information from Larpent's diary, Huntington Museum HM 31201