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Record Number: 26502


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Harriet Countess Granville to her sister Georgiana, Lady Carlisle, 5 December 1825: 'We are much shocked to see in "Galignani" an account of the poor Duchess [of Rutland]'s death. No private letter had mentioned it.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Nov 1825 and 5 Dec 1825

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Paris

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:

Reading Group:

Lord and Lady Granville (Granville and Harroet Leveson Gower)

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Unknown

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Diplomat and wife

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

France

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

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

report of Duchess of Rutland's death

Genre:

Reference / General works

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

In Galignani's [?Messenger]

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

26502

Source:

Print

Author:

n/a

Editor:

F. Leveson Gower

Title:

Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1894

Vol:

1

Page:

369

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville 1810-1845 (London, 1894), 1, p. 369, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26502, accessed: 02 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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