Record Number: 25710

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Cavendish, 10 October 1801: 'We arrived here last night [...] This morning [...] Caro [Caroline Ponsonby, cousin] and I explored the park [...] I have since been examining the pictures in the gallery with the catalogue. The pictures have been cleaned and look very well.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

10 Oct 1801

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

specific address: Hardwick Hall

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Harriet Cavendish

Age:

Child (0-17)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Aug 1785

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Gallery catalogue, Hardwick Hall

Genre:

Arts / architecture, Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

25710

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer

Title:

Hary-o: The Letters of Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1940

Vol:

n/a

Page:

16

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer (ed.), Hary-o: The Letters of Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809, (London, 1940), p. 16, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25710, accessed: 28 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

Hardwick Hall the seat of Cavenish's relatives.