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Record 9075

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
Mary Berry, Journal, 17 May 1808: 'Read in the "Times" the confirmation of the wreck and positive loss of Lord Royston."
Century: 1800-1849
Date: 17 May 1808
Country: England
Time: n/a
Place: city: Twickenham
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Reader:Mary Berry
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 16 Mar 1763
Socio-economic group: Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation: Writer/Literary Editor
Religion: Anglican
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author:
Title: The Times
Genre: Ephemera, Reference / General works
Form of Text: Print: Newspaper
Publication details: May 1808
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 9075  
Source - Print  
  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: 350
  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. 350, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9075, accessed: 28 March 2024

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