| Evidence: | To Lady Isabella King, Bath March 8th 1798
'Have you read "The Pursuits of Literature"? It is a satirical poem. I dislike satire in general, but this appears to me one of the cleverest books I ever met with, and indeed this is the general opinion respecting it... I have read Robinson on the "Illuminati". It is said by people wel-informed on the subject to be a true representation.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1797 and 8 Mar 1798 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bath | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Smith |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | Dec 1776 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Daughter of a banker, writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| 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: | Thomas James Mathias |
| Title: | The Pursuits of Literature |
| Genre: | Education |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Published 1797 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9707 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | H M Bowdler | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Fragments in prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased, with some account of her life and character | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1809 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 95 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | H M Bowdler, Fragments in prose and verse by Miss Elizabeth Smith, lately deceased, with some account of her life and character (London, 1809), p. 95, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9707, accessed: 10 June 2023 | |
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