Record Number: 26952

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Harriet, Countess Granville, to her sister, Lady Carlisle (March 1836): 'We were quite delighted with your beautiful verses. What power of description to the very life you have! How much power of painting and feeling your subject! Poetry in short, rare quality amongst poets.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1836 and 31 Mar 1836

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Paris

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reading Group:

Leveson Gower family

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

France

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Lady Carlisle

Title:

'verses'

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

26952

Source:

Print

Author:

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:

201

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845, (London, 1894), 2, p. 201, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=26952, accessed: 22 November 2024

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Additional Comments:

None