| Evidence: | 'I remember once to have seen a little collection of letters and poetical scraps of Swift's, which passed between him and Mrs Van Homrigh, this same Vanessa, which the bookseller then told me were sent him to be published, from the originals, by this lady, in resentment of his perfidy'. |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Samuel Richardson |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 19 Aug 1689 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | printer and author |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Jonathan Swift |
| Title: | [letters and poetical scraps] |
| Genre: | Poetry, letters |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | read in situ shown by the potential publisher |
| Record ID: | 6562 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Samuel Richardson | |
| Editor: | John Carroll | |
| Title: | Selected Letters of Samuel Richardson | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford | |
| Date of Publication: | 1964 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 215 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Richardson, John Carroll (ed.), Selected Letters of Samuel Richardson (Oxford, 1964), p. 215, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6562, accessed: 30 March 2023 | |
| Letter from Samuel Richardson to Lady Bradshaigh, April 1752 |
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