Evidence: | [Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 1 August 1761:]
'I am ashamed to say I have not yet sent La Mort d'Abel to Mrs Donnelan; but the truth is, I began reading it to my mother, and cannot find in [sic] my heart to send it away till I have done. It has taught us to be fond of a sweet flowery spot in the garden, which is our reading place, and we impatiently sigh for a quiet hour or two to finish it [...] It is not faultless to be sure, but it seems to me absolutely one of the most charming and instructive things I ever read.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jul 1761 and 1 Aug 1761 | ||||||||||
Country: | England | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | city: Lambeth location in dwelling: Garden |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | Catherine Talbot |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Female |
Date of Birth | 21 May 1721 |
Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | England |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
[Mrs] Secker (reader's mother). |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | Salomon Gessner |
Title: | La Mort d'Abel |
Genre: | Fiction, Poetry |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | In French translation (from High Dutch) |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 28230 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | n/a | |
Editor: | Montagu Pennington | |
Title: | A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787 | |
Place of Publication: | London | |
Date of Publication: | 1809 | |
Vol: | 2 | |
Page: | 377 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | Montagu Pennington (ed.), A Series of Letters between Mrs Elizabeth Carter and Miss Catherine Talbot, from the year 1741 to 1770. To which are added, Letters from Mrs Elizabeth Carter to Mrs Vesey, between the years 1763 and 1787 (London, 1809), 2, p. 377, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28230, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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