Record Number: 18364
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[during an encounter with a Madame de Villegard who showed her 'curious old books on the black art'] I read some of the letterpress of the cabalistic books, which indeed appeared to me nonsense. Madame de V[-] looked wise and pleased, because I listened to her, and she said, if I would study any branch of the occult sciences, all her works on these subjects were at my disposal'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:14 Mar 1815
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Nice
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:18 Feb 1775
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:Lady-in-waiting
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'curious books on the black arts'
Genre:Astrology / alchemy / occult
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
in library of Madame de Villegarde
Source Information:
Record ID:18364
Source:Charlotte Bury
Editor:A. Francis Steuart
Title:Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
Vol:I
Page:329
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The, (London, 1908), I, p. 329, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18364, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None