Record Number: 9447

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Mary Berry, Journal, 5 November 1823, from Guy's Cliff: 'In the evening, Greathead read a portion of Irving's "Dscourses:" very bombastic and high-flown; strong in words and weak in argument.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

5 Nov 1823

Country:

England

Time

evening

Place:

county: Warwickshire
specific address: Guy's Cliff

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:

Mr Greathead

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

unknown

Religion:

unknown

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

Included Mary Berry

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Irving

Title:

Discourses

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9447

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:

3

Page:

348

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), 3, p. 348, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9447, accessed: 24 September 2023

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Additional Comments:

None