| Evidence: | 'I have read Boswell I am sure ten times - & hope to read it many more it is the most amusing book in the world, besides that I do love the kind hearted wise & Gentle Bear - & think him as loveable a [Man] friend as a profound philosopher'
[letter to John Murray, who had just published a new edition of Boswell's Life Of Johnson that Mary was keen to possess] |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 10 Feb 1835 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England and elsewhere | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Harrow and elsewhere | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Mary Shelley |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 30 Aug 1797 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England and elsewhere |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | James Boswell |
| Title: | Life of Samuel Johnson |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 16917 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Betty T. Bennett | |
| Title: | The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley | |
| Place of Publication: | Baltimore / London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1983 | |
| Vol: | II | |
| Page: | 223 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Betty T. Bennett (ed.), The Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Baltimore / London, 1983), II, p. 223, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=16917, accessed: 26 April 2024 | |
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