| Evidence: | Walter Scott to William Blackwood, following a period of illness:
'I am greatly better, but not able to write. The author's copy of the third volume of the "Curiosities of Literature" reached me two or three days ago, as Robinson Crusoe says, to my exceeding refreshment.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1817 and 31 Mar 1817 | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Walter Scott |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1771 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Isaac D'Israeli |
| Title: | Curiosities of Literature |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 27313 | |
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| Author: | Samuel Smiles | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1891 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 3 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Smiles, A Publisher and His Friends: Memoir and Correspondence of the Late John Murray (London, 1891), 2, p. 3, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27313, accessed: 02 June 2023 | |
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