Record Number: 24677
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The strike [at Dowlais Iron Company works] being over, Lady Charlotte left Dowlais for Canford. She stopped in London on the way [...] In the evening there was "Music with Ivor [son], and some reading of Bode's Ballads from Herodotus."'
Century:1850-1899
Date:Between 1 Sep 1853 and 21 Sep 1853
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: London
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:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Ballads from Herodotus
Genre:Classics, History, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:24677
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:25
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Earl of Bessborough (ed.), Extracts from her Journal 1853-1891, (London, 1952), p. 25, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24677, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Lady Charlotte Guest took the name Schreiber on her marriage to Charles Schreiber in 1855.