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Record Number: 26931


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Harriet, Countess Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, (1-10 January 1831): 'We have the two latest French papers here. Nothing can, I think, be more promising than the state of Paris.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1831 and 10 Jan 1831

Country:

France

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Calais

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

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:

French newspapers

Genre:

Politics

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

26931

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Countess Granville

Editor:

F. Leveson Gower

Title:

Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1894

Vol:

2

Page:

73

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville (London, 1894), 2, p. 73, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=26931, accessed: 03 May 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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