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Record 3036

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
[Letter to Sibbella Maclean, dated Saturday 10 July 1824] You remind me of Dr Gregory's advive to his daughter. A woman should never shew the full extent of her regard, even to her husband. Perhaps you are right. But neither right nor Dr. Gregory prescribes that words shoulkd never be employed ...'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 10 Jul 1824
Country: England
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:Anne Lister
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 3 Apr 1791
Socio-economic group: Gentry
Occupation: inherited land and industrial property at Shibden Hall, near Halifax, Yorks. [inherits 1824]
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: John Gregory
Title: A Father's Legacy to His Daughters
Genre: Conduct books
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: owned

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 3036  
Source - Print  
  Author: M Green
  Editor: n/a
  Title: A Spirited Yorkshirewoman
  Place of Publication: n/a
  Date of Publication: 1939
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 193
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: M Green, A Spirited Yorkshirewoman (1939), p. 193, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=3036, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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