| Evidence: | Mary Berry, Journal, 22 September 1808, during stay at Bothwell Castle, seat of Lord Douglas: 'I read to Lady Douglas my sketch of a preface for the Letters [of Madame du Deffand], with which she seemed well pleased. Finished reading "The Tale of the Times," a novel, which, like most other novels, begins better than it finishes.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 22 Sep 1808 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | daytime | ||||||||||
| Place: | specific address: Bothwell Castle | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Mary Berry |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 16 Mar 1763 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer/editor |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
Lady Douglas |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Mary Berry |
| Title: | Draft preface to edition of Letters of Madame du Deffand |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 9143 | |
| 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: | 371 | |
| 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. 371, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9143, accessed: 29 November 2023 | |
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