| Evidence: | 'At other times we studied Shakespeare, Milton and some other English poets as well as some of the Italians. We took long walks and often drew from nature. We read with great attention the whole of the New Testament, Secker's lectures on the Catechism and several other books on the same important subjects.' |
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| Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
| Date: | unknown | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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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) |
With Miss Bowdler |
| Additional comments: | The author [Miss Bowdler] refers to herself and Miss Smith when she refers to |
| Author: | William Shakespeare |
| Title: | [works] |
| Genre: | Drama, Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 9740 | |
| 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: | 30-1 | |
| 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. 30-1, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=9740, accessed: 28 March 2023 | |
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