Record Number: 26456
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet, Countess Granville, to her sister Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 2 September 1820: 'The Lords are all tired and suffocated [with the royal adultery trial] [...] Lord Portsmouth takes to the late but desirable task of strengthening his mind. Granville [husband], anxious to ascertain the nature of his studies, looked over his shoulder and saw he was deep in the list of fairs in the Red Book.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 29 Aug 1819 and 2 Sep 1819
Country:England
Timen/a
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:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
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
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'the Red Book'
Genre:Agriculture / horticulture / husbandry, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26456
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:173
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845, (London, 1894), 1, p. 173, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26456, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Reader's husband a Member of Parliament.