| Evidence: | 'chiefly was I charm'd and ravish'd with the Sweets of Poetry; all my Hours were dedicated to the Muses; and from a Reader, i quickly became a Writer'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | From: 31 Dec 1713 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Dublin | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Laetitia van Lewen |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1708 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | doctor's daughter |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| Country of experience: | Ireland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | later Laetitia Pilkington |
| Author: | [unknown] |
| Title: | [poetry] |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (other) supplied by her father |
| Record ID: | 19833 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Laetitia Pilkington | |
| Editor: | A.C. Elias | |
| Title: | Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington | |
| Place of Publication: | Athens GA | |
| Date of Publication: | 1997 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 13 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 13, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19833, accessed: 16 April 2024 | |
| Date of birth either 1708 or 1709 |
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