| Evidence: | 'I have been feasting upon the Demonology and Witchcraft; yet some stories freshly rung in my ears, and I am sure fully equal to any of those you tell, give me a longing to attack you for civilly supposing the present [italics] enlightened age [end italics] rejects the superstitions of our forefathers because they were absurd' [LS then talks about the vogue for 'Animal Magnetism', saying superstitions are a matter of fashion] |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 25 Oct 1830 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London specific address: Gloucester Place |
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| Reader: | Louisa, Lady Stuart |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 12 Aug 1757 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Walter Scott |
| Title: | Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Social Science, Astrology / alchemy / occult |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 20527 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Louisa Stuart | |
| Editor: | R. Brimley Johnson | |
| Title: | Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart, The | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1926 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 235 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Louisa Stuart, R. Brimley Johnson (ed.), Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart, The (London, 1926), p. 235, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20527, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
| Letter to Walter Scott. |
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