| Evidence: | 'Did you ever read "The City of the Plague"? If you have, did you not regret that so many passages, such pure poetry, tenderness, and sublimity are mixed with descriptions that would almost prevent one from ever re-opening the volume. Plague and famine are fine subjects for the Muse, but she need not give one a medical detail of their physical horrors.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 11 Oct 1822 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Eleanor Anne Porden |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 14 Jul 1795 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
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| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | John Wilson |
| Title: | The City of the Plague |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Constable & Co, 1816 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 16638 | |
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| 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: | 131 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Miss Porden to Miss Mitford, Mortlake, October 11, 1822 |
| Citation: | A.G. L'Estrange, The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford (London, 1882), 1, p. 131, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16638, accessed: 25 March 2023 | |
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