| Evidence: | "... but I do send by a carman two volumes of Alfieri's Life and Kirwan's Essay on Happiness, and the ... edition of Parent's Assistant, which with your leave, I present to your servant Richard." |
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| Century: | 1700-1799, 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 1809 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Ireland | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Maria Edgeworth |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 1767 |
| Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Christian (Church of England) |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Ireland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Vittorio Alfieri |
| Title: | Memoirs |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London, Colburn, 2 vols, December 1809, originally published in Italy as Vita, in 1803 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 4081 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Maria Edgeworth | |
| Editor: | Augustus J. C. Hare | |
| Title: | Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth | |
| Place of Publication: | London: Edward Arnold | |
| Date of Publication: | 1894 (2 vols) | |
| Vol: | 1 | |
| Page: | 162 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter to Mrs Ruxton (March 1809). |
| Citation: | Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J. C. Hare (ed.), Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth (London: Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 162, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4081, accessed: 20 April 2024 | |
| It is not certain that this is the edition Maria referred to. |
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