| Evidence: | 'In 1782 "Cecilia" [...] made its appearance [...] Burke called it an extraordinary performance,
and the public were delighted with it.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1782 and 31 Dec 1782 | ||||||||||
| Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Edmund Burke |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1729 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Politician / Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Ireland |
| 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: | Cecilia |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | 1782 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 27960 | |
| 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: | 95 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches (London, 1863), 1, p. 95, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=27960, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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