Record Number: 18285
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'One day, the Princess showed me a large book, in which she had written characters of a great many of the leading persons in England. She read me some of them. They were drawn with spirit, but I could not form any opinion of their justice; first, because a mere outline, however boldly sketched, cannot convey a faithful portraiture of character; and, secondly, because many of the persons mentioned therein wre unknown to me. Upon the whole, these characters impressed me with a high opinion of her discernment and power of expression. Not that it was good English, but that it was strong sense. But how dangerous! If that book exists, it would form a curious episode in the memoirs of those times.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Dec 1810 and 1 Mar 1811
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:n/a
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:Princess Caroline Princess of Wales
Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:17 May 1768
Socio-Economic Group:Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation:Princess of Wales
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Germany
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Charlotte Bury
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author:Princess Caroline Princess of Wales
Title:[verbal sketches of well known people]
Genre:n/a
Form of Text:Manuscript: MS book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:18285
Source:Lady Charlotte Bury
Editor:A. Francis Steuart
Title:Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1908
Vol:I
Page:19
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
Lady Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), I, p. 19, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18285, accessed: 25 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None
