| Evidence: | then pitied me [my father] for the ten-mile stage I had to go alone, but I did not pity myself, for I had Sir William Jones's and Sir William Chambers's Asiatic Miscellany. the metaphysical poetry of India, however, it is not to my taste." |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Mar 1806 | ||||||||||
| 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) |
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| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Sir William Jones |
| Title: | Asiatic Miscellany. pieces and extracts from various publications consisting of translations, fugitive pieces |
| Genre: | Miscellany / Anthology |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Calcutta, 1787 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 4083 | |
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| 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: | 146 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter dated March 1806 |
| Citation: | Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J. C. Hare (ed.), Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth (London: Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 146, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4083, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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