| Evidence: | 'A fortnight ago, having employed myself in reading White's "Selborne", and being extremely fond of natural history, and, of course, highly delighted with that book, I was seized with an insuperable desire to see that village which Mr. White has, in the eye of a naturalist, made classic ground...' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 20 Mar 1812 and 9 Apr 1812 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Sir William Elford |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | M.P. and Recorder for Plymouth |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Gilbert White |
| Title: | Selborne |
| Genre: | Natural history |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 16630 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | A.G. L'Estrange | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1882 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 81 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Sir William Elford to Miss Mitford, 18 Bury St, April 9, 1812 |
| Citation: | A.G. L'Estrange, The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford (London, 1882), 1, p. 81, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16630, accessed: 06 December 2023 | |
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