Record Number: 27014
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 31 May 1842: 'Did I not at Tixal translate the "Ideale," [by Schiller] and read my translation to Francis Egerton, by that means persuading him to learn the [German] tongue? If I had not lost the copy, would I not read my poem to prove my words? It is a proof that then, as now, I think it the most beautiful thing I ever read in any language.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:unknown
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:county: Staffordshire
Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:Aug 1785
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
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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:'Ideale'
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27014
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:331-332
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. 331-332, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27014, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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