Record Number: 8425

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'...This morning I learnt (by reading it in the Globe) the sudden death of Lord Holland after a few hours' illness, and whom I left not a fortnight ago in his usual health and likely to live many years ...'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

23 Oct 1840

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Downham
county: Norfolk?

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:

Reader:

Charles Greville

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

2 Apr 1794

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

civil servant and diarist

Religion:

Christian

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

Globe

Genre:

newspaper

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

8425

Source:

Print

Author:

Charles Greville

Editor:

Edward Pearce

Title:

The Diaries of Charles Greville

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

2006

Vol:

n/a

Page:

193

Additional Comments:

Diary entry for 23 October 1840

Citation:

Charles Greville, Edward Pearce (ed.), The Diaries of Charles Greville, (London, 2006), p. 193, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=8425, accessed: 28 September 2024

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Additional Comments:

None