| Evidence: | '"Evelina" fascinated everyone. Burke began it one morning at seven, and sat up all night to
finish it. Sir Joshua Reynolds did as much on a day when he had no time to spare, and declared
he would give fifty pounds to know the author.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1778 and 31 Dec 1778 | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Artist |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Frances Burney |
| Title: | Evelina, or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | January 1778 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 27959 | |
| 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: | 89 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches (London, 1863), 1, p. 89, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27959, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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