| Evidence: | '[EDITOR'S WORDS] Although Mrs Hamilton never lost her relish for works of humour and imagination, she had, during the last six years of her life, a decided preference for compositions of a higher order. Dugald Stewart, Paley, and Allison, had long been the chosen companions of her private hours'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 25 Jul 1812 and 31 Dec 1816 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Edinburgh | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Hamilton |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 25 Jul 1758 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | Episcopalian |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Dugald Stewart |
| Title: | [unknown] |
| Genre: | Philosophy |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 20997 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Elizabeth Hamilton | |
| Editor: | Elizabeth Benger | |
| Title: | Memoirs of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, with a selection from her correspondence, and other unpublished writings | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1818 | |
| Vol: | I | |
| Page: | 204 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Elizabeth Hamilton, Elizabeth Benger (ed.), Memoirs of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, with a selection from her correspondence, and other unpublished writings (London, 1818), I, p. 204, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20997, accessed: 31 March 2023 | |
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