| Evidence: | 'I have nothing to say in favour or disfavour of the Shakespeare illustrated. Some pieces are not calculated for more than the present Age, or Time, I should rather say. But this, endeavouring to rob Shakespeare of his Invention, proposes possibly a more durable Existence. Yet, I would not wish to be the Author of so invidious a Piece.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1753 and 31 Dec 1753 | ||||||||||
| 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 1686 |
| 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: | William Shakespeare |
| Title: | [illustrated, edited version] |
| Genre: | Drama, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | illustrated and evidently heavily altered text |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 6688 | |
| 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: | 250 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Samuel Richardson, John Carroll (ed.), Selected Letters of Samuel Richardson (Oxford, 1964), p. 250, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=6688, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
| Letter from Richardson to Lady Bradshaigh, December 1753 |
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