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Record 28248

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
[Catherine Talbot to Elizabeth Carter, 28 November 1763:] 'I have long owed you my thanks, dear Miss Carter, for enclosing to me that sweet melancholy sonnet, which as you kindly sent me in confidence, I have shewn to no one but my mother.'
Century: 1700-1799
Date: Between 1 Jan 1763 and 28 Nov 1763
Country: n/a
Time: n/a
Place: n/a
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Catherine Talbot
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 21 May 1721
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: n/a
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: n/a
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: ?Elizabeth ?Carter
Title: sonnet
Genre: Poetry
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 28248  
Source - Print  
  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: 3
  Page: 77-78
  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), 3, p. 77-78, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=28248, accessed: 29 March 2024

Additional comments:

See p.77n in source for ed.'s conjecture that text was verses opening 'While pensive memory' (on the death of Louisa Poyntz).

 

 

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