Record Number: 26440
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet, Countess Granville, to her sister Lady Georgiana Morpeth 9 November 1814: 'I have just been reading the debate. Tierney's seems a very good speech, and, alas! a very fair attack. I abhor Mr. Whitbread, so I will not allow myself to talk of his.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:9 Nov 1814
Country:England
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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:Parliamentary debate
Genre:Politics
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26440
Source:Harriet Countess Granville
Editor:F. Leveson Gower
Title:Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1894
Vol:1
Page:50
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845, (London, 1894), 1, p. 50, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26440, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Reader's husband a member of Parliament.