| Evidence: | Mary Berry, Journal, 21 August 1807 (re 20 August): 'After tea, Mr. Greathead, at my request, read to us his translation in verse of Boccaccio's "Lisabetta and her Brothers." I had heard it once before, eleven years ago, at their house in Brayanstone Street'. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 20 Aug 1807 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Mr Greathead |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | unknown |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | unknown |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Mary Berry ?Anne Damer |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Greathead |
| Title: | "Lisabetta and her Brothers" (verse translation after Boccaccio) |
| Genre: | Fiction, Poetry, Science |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9049 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Lady Theresa Lewis | |
| Title: | Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852 | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1865 | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 320 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry From the Year 1783 to 1852 (London, 1865), 2, p. 320, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9049, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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