| Evidence: | 'We supp'd at the Dean's, and I had been reading out, by his Command, some of his prosaic Work; he was pleased to say I acquitted myself so well, that I should have a Glass of his best Wine, and sent Mr [italics] Pilkington [end italics] to the Cellar for it'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | From: 1 Jan 1734 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening: after supper | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Dublin specific address: Deanery House |
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| Reader: | Laetitia Pilkington |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1708 |
| Socio-economic group: | Clergy (includes all denominations) |
| Occupation: | clergyman's wife |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| Country of experience: | Ireland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Matthew Pilkington and Swift |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Jonathan Swift |
| Title: | [prose works] |
| Genre: | Fiction, Essays / Criticism, History, Politics |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ |
| Record ID: | 19856 | |
| 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: | 48 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Laetitia Pilkington, A.C. Elias (ed.), Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington (Athens GA, 1997), I, p. 48, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=19856, accessed: 23 September 2023 | |
| Date of birth 1708 or 1709 |
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