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Record 10028

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Twould make a Paradise of Hell-- & fill even Heaven itself with woe[...]'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 1 Jan 1814 and 31 Dec 1814
Country: England
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:Lady Caroline Lamb
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 13 Nov 1785
Socio-economic group: Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation: socialite, novelist, influential member of the Whig political elite
Religion: Christian
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: (n?e Ponsonby)

 

Text Being Read:

Author: John Milton
Title: Paradise Lost
Genre: Other religious, Poetry
Form of Text: Unknown
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 10028  
  Source - Manuscript
  Author: Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby)
  Title: n/a
  Location: John Murray Archive
  Call no: Acc.12604/4144A
  Page/folio: unfoliated

Citation: Lady Caroline Lamb (n?e Ponsonby), John Murray Archive, p. Acc.12604/4144A, p. unfoliated, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10028, accessed: 28 March 2024

Additional comments:

Lady Caroline's letter seems to contain an obvious allusion to Paradise Lost Book I lines 254-55. Transcribed by Lindsey Eckert.

 

 

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