Record Number: 8718
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Berry, 'Notes of Early Life': 'My dear grandmother [...] made me read the Psalms and chapters to her every morning; but, as neither explanation nor comment was made upon them, nor their history followed up in any way, I hated the duty and escaped it when I could. The same consequence took place by the same dear parent making me read every Sunday to her a Saturday paper in the "Spectator," which, till the middle of life, prevented my ever looking at those exquisite essays, or being aware of the beauties of the volumes they were in.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Between 16 Mar 1763 and 31 Dec 1775
Country:unknown
Timen/a
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:Child (0-17)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:16 Mar 1763
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:none
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:unknown
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Reader's grandmother
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Spectator
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Serial / periodical
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:8718
Source:n/a
Editor:Lady Theresa Lewis
Title:Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1865
Vol:1
Page:7
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852 (London, 1865), 1, p. 7, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=8718, accessed: 22 March 2023
Additional Comments:
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