Record Number: 26942
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet, Countess Granville, to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 17 August 1832: 'I enjoy my life here more than I can say. My walks before breakfast, a new work, "Louis XVIII.," which I am so much obliged to Lord Carlisle for having advised me to read. It amuses and interests me.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Aug 1832 and 17 Aug 1832
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:Louis XVIII
Genre:History, Biography, Politics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:26942
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:2
Page:139
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845, (London, 1894), 2, p. 139, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26942, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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