Record Number: 24676
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
6 July 1853: 'Read three first characters of Chaucer's Prologue.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:6 Jul 1853
Country:Wales
Timen/a
Place:city: Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
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:1812
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Businesswoman
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Wales
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Canterbury Tales (Prologue)
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:24676
Source:Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Editor:Earl of Bessborough
Title:Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1952
Vol:n/a
Page:17
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891, (London, 1952), p. 17, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24676, accessed: 17 August 2024
Additional Comments:
Lady Charlotte Guest took the name Schreiber on her marriage to Charles Schreiber in 1855.