| Evidence: | ?Pray, said Mr Thrale, do you read much??
?When I can meet with large Print,? answered the old Gentleman.
?Did you ever, said my Master, read Evelina?? ?
I almost jumped; little expecting such a frolic from Mr Thrale,?who however, avoided looking at me.
?No, Sir, never, answered Mr. Legh, but I have heard of it,?I have heard a good deal of it.?
?Well, Sir, added Mr Thrale, I would advise you to read it.?
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1778 and 20 Apr 1780 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Henry Thrale |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1729 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | brewer, MP |
| Religion: | Christian |
| 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: | Frances Burney |
| Title: | Evelina |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London, 1778 |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 8580 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Fanny Burney | |
| Editor: | Betty Rizzo | |
| Title: | The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney | |
| Place of Publication: | Oxford: Clarendon Press | |
| Date of Publication: | 2003 | |
| Vol: | IV | |
| Page: | 40 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Fanny Burney, Betty Rizzo (ed.), The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003), IV, p. 40, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8580, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
| Mr Thrale is recommending Burney's book to Mr Legh, a visitor. Presumably, but not definitely, he has read or heard it being read himself. |
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