| Evidence: | 'In January, 1778, Mrs. Burney [Frances Burney's stepmother], who was glancing over the
newspaper at the breakfast table, read aloud the advertisement of a new book, "Evelina, or a
Young Lady's Entrance into the World." Thus Fanny learned that her book was out.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1778 and 31 Jan 1778 | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | morning | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Burney |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Frances Burney |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | |
| Title: | announcement of publication of Evelina |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | January 1778 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 27954 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Julia Kavanagh | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1863 | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 87 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches (London, 1863), 1, p. 87, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27954, accessed: 02 May 2024 | |
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