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Record 18291

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'I asked leave to read to Her Royal Highness, and I began 'Les Malheurs de l'Inconstance'.'
Century: 1800-1849
Date: Between 10 Dec 1810 and 10 Feb 1811
Country: England
Time: afternoon: before 7pm
daytime
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:Charlotte Bury
Age Adult (18-100+)
Gender Female
Date of Birth 18 Feb 1775
Socio-economic group: Gentry
Occupation: lady in waiting
Religion: n/a
Country of origin: Scotland
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
Princess Caroline, Princess of Wales
Additional comments: n/a

 

Text Being Read:

Author: C.J. Dorat
Title: Les Malheurs de l'Inconstance
Genre: Fiction
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 18291  
Source - Print  
  Author: Lady Charlotte Bury
  Editor: A. Francis Steuart
  Title: Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1908
  Vol: I
  Page: 25
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Lady Charlotte Bury, A. Francis Steuart (ed.), Diary of a Lady-in-Waiting, The (London, 1908), I, p. 25, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=18291, accessed: 29 March 2024

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