Evidence: | ?This evening my father has been reading out Gay?s Trivia to our great entertainment. I wished very much, my dear aunt, that you and Sophy had been sitting round the fire with us. If you have Trivia, and if you have time, will you humour your niece so far as to look at it? I think there are many things in it which will please you, especially the ?Patten and the Shoeblack?, and the old woman hovering over her little fire in a hard winter. Pray tell me if you like it.? |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
Country: | n/a | ||||||||||
Time: | evening | ||||||||||
Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | R.L. Edgeworth |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | n/a |
Socio-economic group: | Gentry |
Occupation: | Writer |
Religion: | Christian (Church of England) |
Country of origin: | England |
Country of experience: | n/a |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Maria Edgeworth and (unnamed) others. |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | John Gay |
Title: | Trivia: or the art of walking the streets of London |
Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | London, 1716 |
Provenance: | unknown |
Record ID: | 4183 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | Maria Edgeworth | |
Editor: | Augustus J. C. Hare | |
Title: | The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth | |
Place of Publication: | London: Edward Arnold | |
Date of Publication: | 1894 (2 vols) | |
Vol: | 1 | |
Page: | 31 | |
Additional comments: | Letter to Mrs Ruxton (18/11/1793). |
Citation: | Maria Edgeworth, Augustus J. C. Hare (ed.), The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth (London: Edward Arnold, 1894 (2 vols)), 1, p. 31, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4183, accessed: 29 March 2024 |
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