Record Number: 26933
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 23 September 1831: 'I could hardly believe when I read the "Times" that my girls had dined at the Palais Royal and been to the Italian Opera on the night of the disturbances and vitres brisees. There is nothing like being in the midst of anything for knowing little of its danger.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jun 1831 and 23 Sep 1831
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Paris
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:Diplomat's wife
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:society reports (on reader's own daughters)
Genre:Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsin The Times
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26933
Source:Harriet Countess Granville
Editor:F. Leveson Gower
Title:Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1894
Vol:2
Page:111
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville, (London, 1894), 2, p. 111, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26933, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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