| Evidence: | Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 16 October 1790, on concerns for her and her family's safety on return from travels in Europe: 'I saw in yesterday's newspaper that two hoys had been lost off Plymouth on Tuesday night. You, I believe, know how affection's imagination travels on such an occasion!' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 15 Oct 1790 and 16 Oct 1790 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
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| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Horace Walpole |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 24 Sep 1717 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | Church of England |
| 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: | |
| Title: | newspaper report of shipwreck |
| Genre: | Reference / General works |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9250 | |
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| 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: | 1 | |
| Page: | 232 | |
| 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), 1, p. 232, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9250, accessed: 24 April 2024 | |
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