Record Number: 25715
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth (January 1803): 'I am now going for 2 or 3 hours to experience that most delightful of pleasures; solitude in Devonshire House, for Miss Trimmer and Hart [Lady Harriet's brother William], the only inhabitants, are now occupied, the one in reading to George Ridgeway [a footman who became the Duke[of Devonshire]'s steward] in an audible voice, and the other in writing a love letter with much difficulty and consideration to Miss Berry.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1803 and 31 Jan 1803
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
specific address: Devonshire House
(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:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Companion (formerly governess) to Lady Harriet Cavendish
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
George Ridgeway
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:n/a
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25715
Source: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:42-43
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer (ed.), Hary-o: The Letters of Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809, (London, 1940), p. 42-43, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25715, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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