| Evidence: | 'We might mention the Rambler, the Guardian, and Shakespeare, as her favourites among older writers; and, among modern works, Hannah More's writings, memorials of a Departed friend, Private Life and others. From such books she was in the habit, with a sound judgement and a ready pen, of making extracts. Some of which have been collected and preserved....' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799, 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | specific address: Barton Lodge | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Mary Birch |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1736 |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | unknown |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | unknown |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | The Guardian |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Print: Serial / periodical |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 11288 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | John W Birch | |
| Title: | Letters written by the Late Mrs Birch of Barton Lodge in the ninety-ninth and hundredth years of her age | |
| Place of Publication: | n/a | |
| Date of Publication: | 1837 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | vi | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | John W Birch (ed.), Letters written by the Late Mrs Birch of Barton Lodge in the ninety-ninth and hundredth years of her age (1837), p. vi, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=11288, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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