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Record Number: 26401


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'A second London season over, and [Lady Byron] and Ada made their factory-tour, the daughter [i.e. Ada] meanwhile studying hard at astronomy'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1833 and 31 Dec 1834

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

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


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Ada Byron

Age:

Unknown

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

10 Dec 1815

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

n/a

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

n/a

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

'astronomy'

Genre:

Science, astronomy

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

26401

Source:

Print

Author:

Ethel Colburn Mayne

Editor:

n/a

Title:

The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1929

Vol:

n/a

Page:

336

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Ethel Colburn Mayne, The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron (London, 1929), p. 336, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26401, accessed: 01 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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