Record Number: 9469

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

The Rev. Sydney Smith to Mary Berry, [1840]: 'I am reading again Madame du Deffand.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1840 and 31 Dec 1840

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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:

Rev. Sydney Smith

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Clergyman

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:

Madame du Deffand

Title:

Letters

Genre:

Letters

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

Ed. Mary Berry. 4 vols.

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

9469

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:

469

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. 469, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=9469, accessed: 25 March 2023

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Additional Comments:

None