Record Number: 27017

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Harriet, Countess Granville to her brother, the Duke of Devonshire, 25 November 1842: 'You have no idea of the amusement of reading De Brosses over again here [Rome]. His levity is atrocious, his want of principle revolting, and yet his fun, his perfect simplicity, his good-natured malice and joyous recklessness, make him an enchanting companion.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Nov 1842 and 25 Nov 1842

Country:

Italy

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Rome

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:

Harriet Countess Granville

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

Aug 1785

Socio-Economic Group:

Royalty / aristocracy

Occupation:

Diplomat's wife

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

Italy

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

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

De Brosses

Title:

Lettres Historiques et Critiques sur l'Italie

Genre:

Essays / Criticism, History, Geography / Travel

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

27017

Source:

Print

Author:

Harriet Countess Granville

Editor:

F. Leveson Gower

Title:

Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville 1810-1845

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1894

Vol:

2

Page:

341

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Harriet Countess Granville, F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet, Countess Granville 1810-1845 (London, 1894), 2, p. 341, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=27017, accessed: 02 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Text title supplied by source ed. at p.341 n.1.