Record Number: 25738
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Lady Harriet Cavendish to her sister, Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 22 November 1805: 'In the morning I read by myself for two hours, and this though not a large portion of time to devote to reading, if persevered in will lighten at least -- if it cannot remove -- the heavy burthen of ignorance that on many subjects I often feel.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 19 Oct 1805 and 22 Nov 1805
Country:England
Timemorning
Place:specific address: Chiswick House
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:Aug 1785
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:n/a
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:n/a
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:25738
Source:n/a
Editor:Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer
Title:Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1940
Vol:n/a
Page:131
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer (ed.), Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809, (London, 1940), p. 131, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=25738, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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