Record Number: 27017
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 25 November 1842: 'You have no idea of the amusement of reading De Brosses over again here [Rome]. His levity is atrocious, his want of principle revolting, and yet his fun, his perfect simplicity, his good-natured malice and joyous recklessness, make him an enchanting companion.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Nov 1842 and 25 Nov 1842
Country:Italy
Timen/a
Place:city: Rome
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:Italy
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Lettres Historiques et Critiques sur l'Italie
Genre:Essays / Criticism, History, Geography / Travel
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:27017
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:341
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. 341, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27017, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
Text title supplied by source ed. at p.341 n.1.