Record Number: 24234
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
From John Wilson Croker's Journal of 1818: 'December 7th. [...] The Duchess[of York]'s life is an odd one; she seldom has a female companion, she is read to all night and falls asleep towards morning, and rises about 3'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Dec 1818 and 7 Dec 1818
Country:England
Timen/anight
Place:city: Brighton
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:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Duchess of York
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:unknown
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
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Source Information:
Record ID:24234
Source:n/a
Editor:Louis L. Jennings
Title:The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of The Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.,D., F.R.S.
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1884
Vol:1
Page:122
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Louis L. Jennings (ed.), The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of The Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL.,D., F.R.S., (London, 1884), 1, p. 122, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24234, accessed: 27 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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