Record Number: 9259

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

In letter to Mary Berry of 17 August 1791, Horace Walpole transcribes anonymously-authored, sixteen-line verse, sent to him by General Conway, on Sir W. Hamilton's mistress Emma Harte ('Attitudes -- A Sketch').

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1791 and 17 Aug 1791

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Twickenham
specific address: Strawberry Hill

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Horace Walpole

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

24 Sep 1717

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Writer

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

anon

Title:

'Attitudes -- A Sketch'

Genre:

Poetry, Arts / architecture

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9259

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Lady Theresa Lewis

Title:

Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry, from the year 1783 to 1852

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1865

Vol:

1

Page:

328

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry, from the year 1783 to 1852 (London, 1865), 1, p. 328, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9259, accessed: 16 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None