| Evidence: | 'In the Evening we had Mrs. Lambert, who brought us a Tale, called Edwy & Edilda by the sentimental Clergyman Mr. Whaley, ? & [ital.] unreadably [ital.] soft & tender & senseless is it!' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 12 Apr 1780 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bath specific address: South Parade |
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| Reader: | Frances Burney |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 13 Jun 1752 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | writer |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Other members of the household presumably present. |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Whalley |
| Title: | Edwy and Edilda: A Tale in Five Parts |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | London: Dodsley, 1779 |
| Provenance: | read in situ Brought by a visitor - Mrs Lambert |
| Record ID: | 8588 | |
| 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: | 54 | |
| Additional comments: | Letter from Fanny Burney to Susanna Elizabeth Burney dated 9-20 April [1780], from Bath. This event - Wed 12 April. |
| Citation: | Fanny Burney, Betty Rizzo (ed.), The Early Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2003), IV, p. 54, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=8588, accessed: 04 June 2023 | |
| editor's note: 'A long verse tale in ballad stanza about a lowly but courtly swain who loves a noble maiden and turns out to be of high degree' Not clear if the poem was read aloud or not. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)